Hiking Past Coca Fields to the Falls

Coroico - My Kind of Place

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August 1st 2011
At the end of the Death Road trip the town of Coroico was visible on the edge of a mountain, it looked like the kind of place that would require a further look and so Ciaran and I took a micro to the town. On arrival we headed towards a German owned hostel that had been reported as fantastic. Unfortunately, it had not been reported to me as being at the top of the town, up a hefty dirt road. Th ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Coroico

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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