Cha´llapampa

Bolivia

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May 6th 2006
We just got back to Peru after a couple nights in Copacabana Bolivia. The border involved getting off our bus, checking out of Peru, walking about 200m into Bolivia and checking in there then get back on our bus. Copacabana is only a few minutes beyond the border. Bolivia is poorer than Peru so the prices for most things we quite a bit less. The day we arrived the boys and I climbed up a local hil ... 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