Reed boats and floating islands

Welcome to Bolivia

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August 4th 2006
It had to happen sooner or later. Graham started feeling a bit stomachy about 10 minutes over the Peru-Bolivia border and spent a couple of days dashing between bed and bathroom. I got a lesser bug two days later. Neither of us were horrendously ill, but it wasn´t very pleasant. We ended up staying a lot longer than anticipated on the shores of Lake Titicaca. On a not unrelated note, Titicaca, we ... 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