Tupiza...home of Butch Cassidy and Sundaynce Kid

Altitude sickness, llamas and salt flats...

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October 28th 2010
Firstly, I do have to clear some confusion. Mischa is concerned that everyone keeps commenting on how well Jess is writing the blogs, when actually this is the first one I have written solely by myself, so three shouts for Mischa, who is doing a fabulous job at keeping everyone updated (usually when Jess falls asleep at 8pm!) Moving on, today, we left at 7am after breakfast for a long, long driv ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Potosi

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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