The first portion of this blog is from when I spent my last semester of college abroad in Valparaiso, Chile at the Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso, finishing up my requirements for my dual degree in Hispanic Studies and International Affairs. I lived with a host family in the neighboring city of Vina del Mar during spring semester of 2005.
July 2007- May 2008 I took off again, this time my travels took me to the other side of the globe - spending three months in Alexandria, Egypt studying Arabic and then 6 months outside of Accra, Ghana working at a UN Refugee camp for Liberians - with ... full info
and more...this lil boy had a problem keepin his pants up...so we gave him a candy!
Local men...they share coca leaves amongst each other as a sign of "hello"
Bolivian army..?!? Um so after the war between Chile and Bolivia in the 1800s..Bolivia lost its access to the ocean and here at Lake Titicaca remains what is left of their navy!
Copacabana, BoliviaYes, there is more than just one Copacabana (Brazil--for which the song was written!)
Copa..copacabanaA great lil beach town on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca. It just had a really cool atmosphere!
Thanks good pictures - i just became interested in Bolivia with the rising star Morales - hope he makes it to the presidency - it's time for the natives to rule their own country
dannyboy
Daniel
Great
Thanks for sharing the great pics!!