In the snow about to start biking

La Paz & world's most dangerous road

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April 10th 2012
We left copacobana heading to La paz, we had to cross part of the lake by boat. La Paz is a much nicer city than I was expecting. Went on a half day city tour, the guide was great and told us loads about the history of Bolivia and current politics. There are lots of demonstrations and strikes in Bolivia and firecrackers going off all the time. The following day we mountain biked down the world& ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

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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