P1000372

Entry into Bolivia and Tupiza experience

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March 15th 2009
Coca in cheek and my meanwhile 30kg backpack in tow (where am I accummulating this stuff from!), I cross (on foot) the border Argentina/Bolivia (to the first town called Villazon). Immediately, without warning, we (I travelled with a Canadian lady called Maude) are greeted welcomely by sand dust, rubbish flying through the air, stinky smell, and about a million people. Utter chaos. Dogs are runni ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Villazón

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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