Hotel Garden in Copacabana

Adiós Peru.... Hola Bolivia.

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May 30th 2006
Well, we´ve finally said "adiós" to Peru and crossed the border into its land-locked neighbour, Bolivia. The border crossing was very easy, the immigration guards looked at my half-finished visa, stamped it and as I tried to explain that I was struggling with certain bits, he waved me off with a Spanish "whatever"! I think this chilled out attitude is a good sign. Although we crossed into Boliv ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Copacabana

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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