Central La Paz

Phew....tiring here!

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January 19th 2009
Here we are again, adding another country to the list! Due to our flight leaving Santiago at 6am, we, as usual, decided to cut costs and camp out in the airport....we´ve seriously had it way too easy in New Zealand and have become soft to noise and activities and so sleep evaded us yet again! Anyway, after a 4 hr flight we arrived in La Paz, almost 4km above sea level. The thin air and lack ... 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