Copocabana

Bolivia, a world unto itself

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January 17th 2011
The air is thinner. It's harder to breathe. It's cold. Welcome to Bolivia, La Paz - the highest city in the world. I'm acclimitised to the altitude now, but this city is still dizzying in every respect. Homes are tightly built towards the sky on eroding, narrow mountains. It defies gravity. I have no idea how 1.5 million people live here or how the masses of buses get through the irregularly-shap ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Salar de Uyuni

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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