View on the way back from Tiwanaku

La Paz

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July 7th 2006
I arrived in Bolivia a day late as the bus I was going to get was cancelled because the road to La Paz was blocked by political protesters, apparently quite a common occurrence. So I had an extra day in Cusco and then got on the overnight bus on Tuesday night. The road is at high altitude and there was no heating on the bus so it was COLD! I tried to look out the window but I couldn't see anyth ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

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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