Murillo Plaza

Vivemos en La Paz

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August 11th 2006
We've nearly arrived at the two week mark in La Paz... and so far we have successfully managed to blow up/stop from functioning a nice list of appliances... the school's photocopier, the fridge (yet to confirmed), two transformers and yesterday, the vacuum cleaner. A good record for less than a fortnight! The voltage here is 220V, but some of the appliances are 110V because they are from the Sta ... 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