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Sucre

Two days later, this peaceful looking town square was the scene of mob riots at which one of the protestors was killed.
Sucre - not so sweet

June 6th 2005
This weekend was intended to be one of the highlight trips of our time in Bolivia - a four day jeep tour in the Salar de Uyuni (the immense salt plains on the Altiplano - check it out: www.salardeuyuni.com). However, all the political trouble going on in Bolivia has meant that all the main roads to the cities are blocked by protestors, and so there were no ... read more
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Bolivian Flag 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
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