A Large Bird in Flight

The Yungas Valley

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June 5th 2006
After completing the "World´s most dangerous road" ride we felt we´d spend a day chilling in Coroico, firstly because of lot of the rest of the tour group were and we wanted to have a few drinks with them but also because we were so terrified about making the bus journey back up the road we´d just cycled down. Hotel Esmerelda is perched on a cliffside, has spectacular views of the Yungas valle ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Coroico

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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