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Isla del Sol

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September 27th 2008
We buy a one way ticket to the Isla del Sol and after about an hours crossing land at the village of Yumani. From the dock we walk up La Escaldera del Inca, a staircase built by the Incas up past the natural spring Fuente del Inca which, flowing down 3 channels, represented the Inca moral code: ¨Ama sua, ama llulla, ama khella¨, ¨Don´t steal, don´t lie, don´t be lazy¨. The Spanish believed ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Isla del Sol

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more