Lad in Independance Day parade

Several butts to Bolivia

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August 8th 2006
From chilly Puno (great deal on steaming mugs of mulled wine for 25 pence a go) on lake Titicaca (contrary to my geography lessons not quite the highest navigable lake in the world) we visited the island of Taquile. On boarding the boat we noticed - you could hardly fail to - that most of the men looked like a cross between camp waiters and pirates: dressed in white puff-sleaved shirts, black wais ... 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