La Paz from on high

Lake Titicaca

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March 14th 2007
Puno The 6 hour 'Royal Class' bus journey down to Puno was pretty relaxing, thanks to the reclining seats ... allowing me chance to catch up on my journal and writing postcards! Puno was fairly non-descript ... it was much less touristy than Cusco. It had a few nice bars and restaurants on the main street which of course I sampled ;-) Lake Titicaca We headed out of Puno ... 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