Never seen so many pigeons

High altitude, Garden of Eden and the floating islands

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April 21st 2015
After a period of not great internet and no patience to write posts, its time to catch up again. We arrived in La Paz on the 16th of April, landing at El Alto airport at an altitude of 4000m. When building the airport they needed to make the tarmac significantly longer than most airports to give planes enough space to gain speed for take-off. All due to the high altitude. La Paz ... 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