Sunset over the Pampas

It´s a jungle out there

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August 20th 2006
Rather like the speed of connection at the internet cafe I´m writing from, it´s been a week of highs and lows. The latter are behind us - hopefully - but one way or another the last 10 days in Bolivia have definitely been our toughest to date. Last time we wrote we were on the point of catching a plane to The Jungle, and that´s where the lows began. The local airlines are about as reliable as ... read more

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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