Cholitas

Here on the final stop of our tour we managed to sneak a photo of some of the indiginous women of Bolivia - the Cholitas. They are extremely distinctive, wearing bowler hats jauntily perched on top of long plaits that stretch down to their giant starched skirts. I say we managed to sneak a picture as you can´t just snap one whenever you like. Cholitas are also extremely fiery.... as you will see in the next update.

Tozer Honeymoon - Week 6 & 7: Into Bolivia, and the Salt Flats Tour

October 24th 2008
Hello everyone Sorry for the delay in this update, shortly after the last one we left Argentina and entered Bolivia. Internet access here ranges from "extremely slow" to "non-existant", so we´ve had to wait until reaching the capital to post an update. We started week 6 in Salta, a small Argentinian town with connections to the border. From there we made our way up to Bolivia in what was b ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Oruro Department

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

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