The “Blessing of the Cars” in Copacabana, then on to La Paz, the highest city in the world.
December 30th 2014 The return journey to Copacabana was quite unlike the delightful outbound trip to the Isla del Sol. There were thirteen of us on the journey out and there were fifty of us, plus rucksacks, on the journey back, in a much smaller, older wooden boat: thirty inside and another twenty sitting on top. The last two passengers to come on board were two Indian ladies, with bundles of goods to sell in Copac
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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 
