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Tarija, Santa Cruz and Samaipata

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August 24th 2010
Tarija is an isolated city in the south of Bolivia, more or less in the middle of nowhere. It is at the centre of the Bolivian wine industry (the wine from the area is actually pretty good), but other than this there isn’t a great deal to see or do. I wasn’t originally intending to visit, but as all routes from Tupiza and Uyuni were blocked, except for the road to Argentina and the route to T ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Santa Cruz Department » Samaipata

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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