Towards the border

Crossing the Andes (Iquique to Bolivia)

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June 12th 2011
The next part of our trip was probably the hardest so far. We had to cross into Bolivia from Iquique which involved climbing to just over 4300m from sea level (our hostel in Iquique was 100m from the beach!). The first day involved a steep climb out of Iquique to about 900m and headed northwards for a bit on the pan american so nothing too special, still the desert landscape surrounding us. The se ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Oruro Department » Oruro

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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