Sun Gate at Tiahuanaco

La Paz: a big bowl with lots of bowler hats

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January 18th 2012
I spent four days in La Paz, Bolivia after taking an overnight bus from Uyuni that had to be the worse bus ride of my life, and I have had a couple in my short lifetime.😊 We were literally bouncing out of our seats for the first 6hrs of the 12hr trip. A bruised tail bone was my gift from that ride. Arriving in La Paz you realize it is built on the side of a mountain that forms a large bow ... read more

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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