Tamengo - Quijarro

Death Train

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June 21st 2009
Crossed from Brazil into Bolivia to take the famous "Death Train" - nobody really knows how it got the name, but it's not dangerous so it wasn't because of that. Originally booked our tickets through an agent in Corumba (on the Brazilian side of the border) but when we went to collect them it seems he couldn't be arsed to get up in the morning to cross into Bolivia to buy the tickets - ****ing mon ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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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