Electricity...

No change since 1933(?)

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January 14th 2007
For some R&R we took a two-day trip to Urmiri. Three hours' drive south of La Paz , Urmiri is a hotel built around a hot spring, totally cut off from the rest of the world. The only link to the outside is, what must be, the second deadliest road in the world. (The deadliest road is apparently just next to La Paz. On average one vehicle per week go over the cliff there.) The last three km of this 2 ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Belén de Urmiri

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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