eucalypt forrest at Potrero

Cochabamba, Sucre and Potosi

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November 3rd 2010
Kyle From our last blog it wasn't hard to see that we were feeling a little disheartened after our La Paz experience was not all we had hoped it would be. Tired of waiting for the Yungas roadblock to reopen we decided to cut our losses in La Paz and continue our journey south. We were pinning our hopes on Cochabamba, Sucre and Potosí to redeem the Bolivian leg of our trip, and thankfully ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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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