Tupiza, Bolivia

Tupiza, Bolivia

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January 19th 2010
Tupiza - the last town where Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid stayed under alias and planned to rob the local bank prior to their death in 1908. It is a quiet town with a western feel which surprisingly doesn´t seem to use this bit of history to its advantage. I expected ¨Butch Cassidy/Sundance Kid¨ tours and posters strewn about, but there really was nothing. This may be due to the fact that t ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Tupiza

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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