Video: Bolivia
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Bordered by Peru, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina, Bolivia is the highest Latin American republic. Land-locked and isolated, it may be one of the poorest countries in Latin America, but it is rich in culture and landscape.
Traveller Ian Wright starts his journey on Lake Titicaca, before heading to the capital La Paz. He then travels to the mining centre of Potosi, the salt lakes of Salar de Uyuni, and attends the Fiesta of San Miguel in Uncia. After cycling to the cocoa fields of Coroico, he treks up the spectacular Andean peak of Huayna Potosi.
Along the way...
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Bordered by Peru, Chile, Paraguay, Brazil and Argentina, Bolivia is the highest Latin American republic. Land-locked and isolated, it may be one of the poorest countries in Latin America, but it is rich in culture and landscape.
Traveller Ian Wright starts his journey on Lake Titicaca, before heading to the capital La Paz. He then travels to the mining centre of Potosi, the salt lakes of Salar de Uyuni, and attends the Fiesta of San Miguel in Uncia. After cycling to the cocoa fields of Coroico, he treks up the spectacular Andean peak of Huayna Potosi.
Along the way...
- Visit Lake Titicaca, one of the highest lakes in the world
- Explore a silver mine, where miners have been working and risking their lives for more than three centuries
- Attend a 'Tinku Fight', a Bolivian traditional form of combat
- Ride the road of death, the world's most dangerous highway!
- Absorb the breathtaking views at Potaci, the highest city in the world
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