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Santa Cruz and Sucre

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August 20th 2014
We crossed the Brazilian/Bolivian border alongside two Israelis and a Norwegian we'd met in the Pantanal. The paperwork was straightforward whilst the horror stories of five hour queues did not materialise. The buildings which greeted us on the Bolivian side of the border seemed improvised. Two locals, perched on well worn stools and with small wooden boxes, (filled with bolivianos it turns out) o ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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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