Coroico

Carnaval

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March 8th 2009
Blog No.4 (and more than half way through our trip...) After our salt flats experience, we were well and truly into Carnaval fever. In the pretty city of Sucre, with it´s white washed buildings and it´s official status as capital of Bolivia, we never imagined the absolute carnage that lay ahead. Ignorantly, we thought Carnaval was about music, costumes, dancing and a bit of drinking. Howeve ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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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