I am not really one for bird spotting but visiting the second biggest canyon in the World sounded very cool and unlike anything we had done before. (more…)
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Tiwanaku – Ancient Inca Ruins Near La Paz
Tiwanaku is 72km from La Paz (takes about 1.5hrs drive) and is recognised by Andean scholars as one of the most important civilizations prior to the Inca Empire; it was the ritual and administrative capital of a major state power for approximately five hundred years.
Tiwanaku had a population of 100,000 people and is said to be the first home of the Incas. (more…)
3 Days in La Paz, Bolivia
La Paz (The Peace) is the highest capital city in the World and has a population of around 835,000, living at an average height of 3660m above sea level. It is the political and commercial hub of Bolivia and many people think that La Paz is the capital, with its manic bustle and offbeat, cosmopolitan feel luring many more travellers than the official capital (Sucre). (more…)
Potosi – The Highest City In the World
At 4090m above sea level, Potosi is the highest city of it‘s size in the world. Founded in 1545 as a mining town, it soon produced fabulous wealth, becoming one of the largest cities in the Americas and the World, with a population exceeding 200,000 people. Between 2 and 8 million ‘miners’ (slaves) worked and perished in the mines throughout the three centuries of colonial rule, most of whom would live below ground for weeks or months at a time without coming-out for fresh air. We we keen to explore the city to see whether the gloom from this era still hangs over and how the locals live today. (more…)
A Quick Visit to Paradise in Paraty
We only had a quick stop in the beautiful coastal town of Paraty (20hrs to be exact) but what a lovely little stop over it was.
Paraty is a Portuguese colonial town conveniently located between São Paulo and Rio. We were coming from Rio which was only a 4 hour bus journey and the views along the coastline were spectacular. (more…)