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The Mostly White City | May 20 02'

by DemonGroover a 37 year old male from Edinburgh, on vacation in Sucre

"Escorted out by armed guard I was shown the correct way by a pointed gun"

So called the Athens of the Americas, by who I have no idea, it is easy to see where that description of Sucre, Bolivia’s capital stems from. Sucre... Continue reading »
Silver Mines of Doom | May 17 02'

by DemonGroover a 37 year old male from Edinburgh, on vacation in Potosi

"Sitting at the 4100m elevation mark, it is a town where walking and wandering tires you out like no other "

Potosi has a very long, rich, but tragic history. Throughout its colonial period, where it was quite literally the mint of Spain, thousands upon th... Continue reading »
Pass the Pepper, Please! | May 15 02'

by DemonGroover a 37 year old male from Edinburgh, on vacation in Uyuni

"Sitting on the shore of Lake Colardara by an old, abandoned farmhouse, watching the flamingos and alpacas go about their business was magical "

We had organised a 3 day 4WD trek into Bolivia a few days beforehand, and the day had finally come. Firstly though, we had to catch a bus up to the... Continue reading »
Bolivia: La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Rurrembaque | Apr 21 02'

by dbarney a real traveler, on vacation in La Paz

Hi Folks: It has been a while since my last entry. The delay is due both to the fact that I was a bit sick after our jungle trip in Bolivia and b... Continue reading »
Cochabamba, BoBo | Jan 13 02'

by Crazy Parrot a 30 year old female, on vacation in Cochabamba

"One time we just barely managed to jump on a bus out of town when they were starting fires in the streets and waving sticks at people riding bikes..."

We stayed in a huge apartment... we had 3 bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, a kitchen front yard and back yard. Unfortunately the tap... Continue reading »
The Capital of Bolivia | Jan 04 01'

by david a real traveler, on vacation in La Paz

After all those treacherous bus rides in Bolivia, we decided to pay the money and fly from Sucre to La Paz. La Paz was interesting becaus the whol... Continue reading »
Perfect old colonial town | Jan 03 01'

by david a real traveler, on vacation in Sucre

The overnight bus was frightening becaus we were on a bumpy dirt road with cliffs below us and no shoulder or guardrails! We broke down at least o... Continue reading »
Still Alive! | Dec 29 00'

by david a real traveler, on vacation in Sucre

Uyuni is the biggest town within 8 hours drive from any direction yet it has almost nothing going for it. It's mostly a jumping off place for trip... Continue reading »
Souvenir central | Aug 11 97'

by SuzieQ a 31 year old female from Niagara Falls, on vacation in La Paz

"Souvenirs range from conventional panpipes to unconventional dried llama foetuses"

La Paz is a staunch favourite with those doing a whistlestop tour of Bolivia (although taking less than two weeks would be a bit of a waste). The b... Continue reading »
A silver lining | Jul 31 97'

by SuzieQ a 31 year old female from Niagara Falls, on vacation in Potosi

"It was the centre of the world in the 16th century...that's all gone now"

It’s not a trip to Bolivia without seeing Potosi. High on the altiplano at over 4000 metres, it was the centre of the world in the 16th century, wi... Continue reading »