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Article: BOLIVIA.
- Article from:
- Revista Latin Trade
- Article date:
- August 1, 2000
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AT THE BREATH-TAKING ALTITUDE of 12,000 feet (3,600 meters), La Paz is often called the "Tibet of the Americas." Mountains ascend sharply from the fringes of the city, the highest seat of government on the globe. Take it easy the first few days to adjust to the thin air because altitude sickness is a real possibility.
Named after the South American hero of liberation Simon Bolivar, Bolivia has been landlocked since losing its route to the ocean in a war with Chile in 1879. That's not to say that Bolivia lacks diversity: It's said you can travel from sky-scraping mountain peaks to subtropical rain forest in a matter of three hours.
La Paz, home to 1 ...
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