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Day 66 Why customs agents should be prohibited from taking a lunch break and other stories from the Bolivian Altiplano

August 2nd 2015
Distance driven today: 310 miles/499 km Cumulative distance driven: 12,064 miles / 19,415 km (4,000 miles to go) Today’s trip: Puno, Peru to Ururo, Bolivia Broder crossings: 1 Finding the steepest street in La Paz with an impossible grade: yes We got up early today in order to make it to the Bolivian border in time. The temperature in the morning had dropped to sub-freezing and ... read more
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Bolivian Flag 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
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