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La Paz

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June 5th 2010
Following our trip through the Salt flats and the Atacama desert, and both before and after our trip into the Amazon Basin, we based ourselves in the Bolivian capital of La Paz. La Paz is set on the edge of the altiplano (the really high bit in Bolivia, Peru, and northern Argentina) and is the highest (and I think hilliest) capital city in the world at 3,600m or 12,000 feet. You really can fee ... 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