The Walk to Yampupata

Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

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October 3rd 2008
On to Yampupata After one last early breakfast at our favorite place on the shore, Anna and I buy some water and head down the road that leads out of Copacabana and toward Yampupata. At first, the road cuts away from the shore of the lake. It takes us through large fields that are being sown with various crops. We see three or four men working in each of these fields with shove ... 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