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May 14th 2009 Our first foray"into the field" was the small village of Salla, almost due east of Patacamaya as the crow (or condor) flies. After a couple of days in La Paz to acclimatize, our driver picked us up and we headed out of the canyon and onto the Altiplano. My poor head still hadn't adjusted to the altitude, but the throbbing was considerably less when all I had to do was sit and look out the windo
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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 COMING SOON HOUSE ADVERTISING ads_leader_photo_bottom