death by parasite

Off the Gringo trail....

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June 13th 2006
Cochabamba, Villa Tunari and Santa Cruz Cochabamba is a bit of a sleepy town - not a whole lot to do - we where mainly there in hopes of visiting the boys orphanage that Sean volunteered at five years ago but to no avail. They gave us a number and asked us to call back to see if we'd been authorized to visit the boys home. The post is vacant and no one seems to want to authorise (ta ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Cochabamba Department » Cochabamba

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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