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Floating the bus over the straits of Taquina!  
   

Floating the bus over the straits of Taquina!

The bus was driven onto this tiny little barge - with all of us aboard - and floated across to the other side!
Lake Titicaca & the Isla del Sol

May 29th 2009
Spending two days away on idyllic Lago Titicaca was a great way to end my trip to Bolivia. Lauren and I caught a bus to Copacabana (not the Brazilian beach, it's a town on the shore of the lake) Tuesday morning, and within 3 1/2 hours we were far from the bustle of La Paz, basking in the peace and quiet of a sun-baked square in small Copacabana. The town is little more than a 8 x 8 block grid, n ... read more
South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Copacabana

Bolivian Flag 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
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