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No hablo Español: well, maybe just a little bit now...

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January 15th 2009
They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. I don´t know what the road to Sucre is paved with, but it made the bus stop every few minutes, then crawl onwards again until it finally terminated several hours short of my destination. Unbeknown to me, my ´direct´ ticket to Sucre actually terminated in Potosi, one of the highest altitude cities in the world. What with it being 5am 'n ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre

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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