Swedes; easily pleased at high altitude

Island of the Sun

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May 4th 2006
After waking up very confused we tidy the room, leaving all balloons and alot of rum, and pay for the room, the manager looks predictably unimpressed as he must have been up all night concerned about what was going on. We get some breakfast and head down to the port where we have tickets to go to Isle de Sol, an island an hour and half from Copacobana. The boat journey is hot and cramped and w ... 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