Bolivia: 28th May - 5th June 2011 4900m above sea level - preparing for Death Road

Bolivia: 28th May - 5th June 2011

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June 17th 2011
We crossed the border in a shared taxi from Peru to Chile in the opposite direction from what we had done 2 month previously. We arrived into Arica and got dropped at the bus station at around 8pm. We didn’t want to spend any time here; we just wanted to get to Bolivia, but we knew the Chile Bolivia border was only open during daily light hours so we were expecting to find a cheap hostel to sp ... 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