On the recommendation of Chris's old school friend, Gary, who we met in Cusco, we travelled to Tupiza in the south of Bolivia, with the purpose of doing a jeep tour of the the SW of the country, together with a bit of horseriding. It turned out to be a good choice. If you ever wanted to know what Dodge City would be like in 2004, then this is it. The town is about 6 streets by 6 streets with the railroad running through the centre of town. Surrounding the town ar...

So another first - we have now stayed in the highest City in the World - Potosi. At 4,800 metres (just under 16,000ft) this place does affect your breathing. A shade higher and bottled oxygen would be required. The citys primary purpose is to serve the nearby silver mones. Nothing more than a small town, it was founded in 1545 when a local Indian discovered silver in the nearby mountain. The story goes that when he was camping overnight in a cave he was col...

Sucre is a big administrative city within Bolivia and in some respects considers itelf the true capital of the country. There is certainly a more cosmopolitan feel about the area, though without the hassle and chaos that thrives in La Paz. Considered by most Bolivians to be the countrys most beautiful City, it is often referred to as the "Athens of America" and is certainly the most cultured city we have been in whilst in Bolivia. The architecture in the cit...

Well there is a definetly a different feel to La Paz compared with the very rural Copabana on Lake Titicaca. We were a bit adventurous in getting across the Andes and used a local Collectivo - these are actually small minibuses that hold about 15 people (though ours took a few extras) and for something like 1 pound you get a 3 hours trip, together with the locals in very close quarters. It didnt help that most of the journey was on mountain roads and we were not ...

Not the famous Copacabana of beach fame but a rather smaller town that nestles in a beautiful cove on the Bolivian shores of Lake Titicaca, just 8km from the border with Peru. It is the highest body of water in the world at a high of about 13,000ft above sea level. It covers an area of about 8,500 square miles. Really it operates as a small town with tourism as its main industry, focused around tours of LT and the small islands of Isla del Sol (Island of th...