Bolivia

Here, There and Everywhere.

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March 10th 2009
Hello! I know it's a long time since I have written one of these things, but in my defence I did spend bloody ages writing one a week ago only for the internet to screw up at the worst possible moment. It's taken me about a week to get over that incident. Anyway I'll dig deep into my memory and try to recall some of the highlights of the last few weeks. After leaving Argentina we headed across ... 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