An actual floating island

UnBoliviable (see what I did there....?)

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July 1st 2010
So, it's been some time since we've updated the blog - mainly because it's taken a little while for enough stuff to have happened to make a worthwhile entry. So as a result of this, and of a case of one of us being cold and tired, this one's a joint effort (Fern wrote it out, Jon's typing it up). As Jon mentioned, we went horse riding on our last day in Cusco; what he forgot to say however was ... 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