Moon Valley in San Pedro

Bolivia!

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April 22nd 2006
We are now in Bolivia, done so much since I last posted not sure where to start! From Valparaiso we went to Vicxuna the observatory capital of CHile to do some star gazing! The observatory tour we went on was great and really interesting, nearly all the stars are different here because its in a different hemisphere, but you can still see the star signs and Orion. We looked through the telescopes a ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Potosi

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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