Bolivian Politics in Action

Tozer Honeymoon - Week 8: La Paz and Lake Titikaka

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October 28th 2008
Hola, So we are back with another entry. After the Salt Flat Tour we headed to La Paz. Having personal knowledge about the state of the roads in Bolivia we opted to the train as far north as we could. However, we had to travel the last 4 or so hours by coach, which was itself an interesting experience due to the amount of people they crammed onto it everytime we came to a stop, and all the ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

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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