New Zealander Tom

Huayna Potosi

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May 16th 2011
There are those things in life that you do, but you almost know you shouldnt do them. Maybe something like starting a fire on the back porch when you are four and nearly burning the house down. Well this one was no different, going to climb a 6,088 (for the North Carolina folks, that is 19,973 feet...or more than six times the elevation of Asheville.) meter mountain in the snow after only acclim ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Huayna Potosí

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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