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On top of the world (literally) in Bolivia

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October 25th 2006
100km before we even crossed the border into Bolivia it already felt as if we were there. Gone were the green grass-lands of Argentina and as the truck climbed to almost 4,000m the whole landscape was almost ´surface-of-the-moon´like - well apart from a few dry tufts of grass and the Llamas feasting on them. The altitude wasn´t treating me too kindly because as well as having swollen feet, a b ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Potosi

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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