Us at the border

Breathless in Bolivia

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July 10th 2009
Hi everyone, we hope you´re all well and welcome to the Bolivia blog from the last couple of weeks. This was one country that we were a bit dubious about, but as you´ll read on we really enjoyed it. A bit of a step back from Chile, but it provided a more cultural view of South America as well as a view of the poorer side of the area. So, we start at the end of our Chile adventures in th ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Copacabana

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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