Walking With Dinosaurs

Sweetness in Sucre

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June 8th 2006
First of all, THANK YOU to all of you lovely people who got in touch to say Happy Birthday to me on the 7th. Tom promised me a 3 day birthday celebration (possibly because our English pounds go three times as far here) so here´s what we got up to. Tuesday, 6 June After a very bumpy overnight bus journey we descended into Bolivia´s official capital city, Sucre. At a lower altitude than La Paz ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre

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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