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Bolivia Road of death takes its toll again

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March 29th 2013
The ride from La Paz out to Coroico for lunch was a day of challenges for the riders, with extremes of temperature and road conditions. My challenge was to get the riders from our hotel to the road to Coroico, and back to our Hotel,that is no small feat, I managed with only doing ONE street the wrong way, all the vehicles coming the other way were flashing their lights at us, including a Police ... 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