The death road to Coroico, Bolivia was interesting. It is regarded as the most dangerous road in the world. On average 300 people die on it each year. As I rode down the road I could already hear my grandmother yelling at me for doing this, “it’s too damn dangerous, Ben! Why the hell would [...]
Entries from January 2009
Cochabamba: Chicha and Internet Gardens
August 28th, 2006 · 1 Comment
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Potosi: Back to the Future
August 8th, 2006 · No Comments
I have recently been spending a lot of time in Nick Buxton’s wonderful apartment hunkered over my computer and cell phone, digging through piles of books, interviews and notes to write this book on Bolivia (which is due in less than 2 months!!) The view is great. One of my room mates said, “this is [...]
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