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Bolivia - La Paz

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February 22nd 2011
I arrived in La Paz and after an internal debate I checked in to the infamous Wild Rover Hostel. I couldn't find many good options on Hostel World - either crazy party hostels or boring hotels. I wanted something sociable but not full of young drug and drink crazy backpackers uninterested in anything else. Wild Rover seemed to be the best set up of all the hostels and turned out to the most ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department

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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