Rides, Adventure Motorcycle: La Ruta De Las Lagunas: A Ride in Southern Bolivia Written by Alexandra Fefopoulou and Stergios Gogos. Posted in Rides It was late June when we arrived at San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile. Our first encounter with the Andes and the high altitude had already given us an idea of…
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What is the oldest town in Bolivia? | ¿Cuál es el pueblo más antiguo de Bolivia?
André De Bonis, EnergyPortal.eu: Bolivia, a landlocked country in South America, is known for its rich history and cultural heritage. Among its many fascinating aspects is the presence of ancient towns that have stood the test of time. When it comes to determining the oldest town in Bolivia, one name stands out: Potosí. Potosí, located…
Scariest places on Earth: North Yungas Road, Bolivia | Los lugares más aterradores de la Tierra: Camino a los Yungas del Norte, Bolivia
List Wire, Yahoo Sports: By Richard Suter: You drive. It’s 12 feet wide, at best, and descends nearly 12,000 feet in just over 40 miles, winding through the Amazon rainforest with a lack of guardrails and an even more significant absence of visibility due to fog and misty conditions. When considering all of that, there’s…
Salar de Uyuni: Train graveyard | Cementerio de trenes
Iona Cleave, The Sun: To watch video, please use this link. Inside eerie train graveyard where hundreds of abandoned Brit engines & carriages are rusting in desert 6,000 miles away DEEP into the Bolivian salt flats lies an eerie graveyard of abandoned train carriages and engines. More than 100 steam locomotives and rail cars have…
Inside the mine, a tour through the bowels of Cerro Rico | Interior de la mina, un tour por las entrañas del Cerro Rico
Rocio Lloret, Opinion: Visitors who enter the hill, located at an altitude of 4,800 meters, can get to know the mineral exploitation process up close. At 4,200 meters above sea level it is hard to breathe. A slight pain in the temples hits the head. The nostrils suffer. Going up is a challenge. A constant…
Erick Callejas: Árbitro más joven | Youngest referee
Reuters: ¿El árbitro más joven del mundo? Un niño de 10 años gobierna la cancha en Bolivia EL ALTO, Bolivia, 3 ago (Reuters) – Erick Callejas puede tener solo 10 años, y es mucho más bajo que los demás participantes en la cancha de fútbol, pero no tiene reparos en hacer cumplir las reglas como…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 