The Witches' Market

Rainy Season

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October 20th 2010
La Paz, October 20th - 22nd We were up and out of the Maya by their 11AM check-out time, jumping in to a cab for the “Wild Rover” hostel a few blocks away. We got out of the cab, put our two backpacks, three small bags and laptop on the pavement, paid the cabby and watched him drive away before the guy standing in the doorway of “Wild Rover” told us we couldn’t stay there. “You couldn ... 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