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Bolivia Begins: Border and Tupiza

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May 29th 2009
From Tilcara we took the bus north towards La Quiaca. The buses do not cross the border so we needed to find our way to the border crossing from the bus terminal. After working with conflicting directions we finally made it to the crossing. Crossing was much easier than we expected but we could have just gotten lucky so follow the suggestions in your guide book. As soon as we crossed into Bo ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Tupiza

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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