Hiking up!

Climbing Huayna Potosi

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May 17th 2005
So, I talked to all the tour agencies in La Paz, I was thinking about working for one of them, helping out with some mountian guiding. BUT, I sort of got a little sick of La Paz and had to get out for a while... I did however meet some Bolivian and Ecuadorian mountain guides who were doing a training course on Mt. Huayna Potosi (6088m) and needed some gringos to act as clients...Sounds perfect ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Huayna Potosí

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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