Typical La Paz scene

Lapping up La Paz

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May 12th 2005
First of all the flight between Sucre and La Paz was an event in itself. It was either a 16 hour overnight bus (warnings of how buses ´fall off the edge of mountains´, especially at night, plus the experience of constant vibrating between Uyuni to Sucre had me convinced it would be 16 hrs of hell), or a 45 minute flight. 45 minutes won. The plane took off and literally just skimmed the top of th ... read more

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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