25 April 2010
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South America Trip
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Bolivia
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Last Update 27 May 2010
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Day 112 + 113 : Copacabana / Isla del Sol “Nestled between two hills and perched on the southern shore of Lake Titicaca, Copacabana is a small, bright and enchanting town. It was for centuries the site of religious pilgrimages, and today the pilgrims flock to fiestas – the ...
23 April 2010
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South America Trip
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Bolivia
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Last Update 27 May 2010
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Day 107 – 111 : La Paz “La Paz is dizzying in every respect, not only for its well-publicized altitude (3600 m), but for its quirky beauty. All travelers enter the city via the flat sparse plains of the sprawling El Alto, an approach which hides sensational surprises of the...
22 April 2010
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South America Trip
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Bolivia
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Last Update 23 May 2010
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Day 110 : Coroico “Flanked by epic scenery and punctuated with waterfalls during the rainy season, the La Paz-Coroico road plunges over 3000 m in 80 km. It is called the 'World's Most Dangerous Road' because it sees the most fatalities annually (over 100 in average), but the road...
20 April 2010
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South America Trip
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Bolivia
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Last Update 23 May 2010
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Day 108 : Tiwanaku Tiahuanaco is Bolivia's most significant archaeological site, 72km west of La Paz. Little is known of the people who constructed this great ceremonial center on Lake Titicaca's southern shore. Archaeologists generally agree that the civilization that spawned Tiahuana...
18 April 2010
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South America Trip
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Bolivia
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Last Update 22 April 2010
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Day 105 + 106 : Cochabamba “With a massive statue of Christ looming over the metropolis, Cochabamba has not been blessed as the most exciting city in Bolivia, albeit an economically successful one. The old center features beautiful colonial houses, balconies, overhanging eaves an...
16 April 2010
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South America Trip
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Bolivia
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Last Update 22 May 2010
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Day 103 + 104 : Villa Tunari About 160 km northeast of Cochabamba is the steamy, relaxed Chapare town of Villa Tunari and Inti Wari Yassi (Parque Machia), a wildlife refuge and mellow place to chill out and warm up after the altiplano. About my first day in Villa Tunari, is not ...
14 April 2010
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South America Trip
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Bolivia
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Last Update 22 April 2010
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Day 102 : Full day of travelling I leave the busterminal in Tarija at 5 PM on my way to Cochabamba. Outside town the bus fills itself really and there is a lot of confusion concerning the seat numbers. The first 2 to 3 hours we have several stops along the road and many sellers passing...
13 April 2010
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South America Trip
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Bolivia
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Last Update 22 April 2010
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Day 99-101 : Tarija Shortly before 5 AM, we reach the terminal of Tarija. I decide to wait until the daylight comes out; Luis has to wait until 8 AM to call its couchsurfing friend. At 6.30 AM, after some bread with coffee, I am off to the center of town, soon accompanied by a local gu...
09 April 2010
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South America Trip
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Bolivia
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Last Update 20 April 2010
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Day 94 – 97 : Salar de Uyuni excursion Uyuni was founded in 1889 during the presidency of Aniceto Arce and is also known by the name of “Bolivia's Favorite Daughter” because of the pampering of the Bolivian soldiers that went through the town, returning from the Pacif...
05 April 2010
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South America Trip
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Bolivia
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Last Update 20 April 2010
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Day 91 – 93 : Potosi Shortly before 4 PM I am on the road to Potosi. It is an impressive drive of 3 hours as we are climbing up to over 4060 m, towards the world highest city. It is night when I am arriving at the ex-terminal, but I do have immediately a small bus to the center a...
