Plaza San Franscisco

Landing in La Paz

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January 21st 2011
Arriving just after midnight, the windy helter skelter drive down from the airport in to La Paz really got the excitement rolling, that little jump in your belly! Woohoo!! A misty cool evening, obviously even summer at 3600m is going to be cool, we eventually arrived after a series of cobbled streets and bumpy roads to a completely locked up Hotel Etstella Andrina in the witches market area of La ... 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