Lake Titicaca

Cocaine piñatas anyone?

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May 27th 2009
Well, I think I´m almost a month behind in my blogs, so there might be a bit of catching up to do! From Cusco, we got a bus across to Copacabana in Bolivia. As far as South American bus rides go, this one was pretty standard, apart from a freezing three hour wait in the bus terminal at Puno on the Peruvian border. Upon arrival in Copacabana we checked into a hotel, as there were no hostels, lured ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

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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