Posted by Carly Lyddiard on Oct 21st, 2008
The journey into Bolivia begins – into the salt flats surrounded by the English. Who’d have thought, eh?
Jay and I walked across the border from Argentina to Bolivia at the twin towns of La Quiaca (Argentina) and Villazón (Bolivia). You can’t catch buses across the border – you need to walk or go by car. The crossing is actually formed by a very small bridge over a dried river bed, the border posts at either end…
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Posted by Carly Lyddiard on Oct 15th, 2008
Today is Blog Action Day around the world and this year’s topic is poverty. As I am currently in Bolivia I thought I’d post a little about the country, some statistics and a little about the current situation.
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Posted by Carly Lyddiard on Sep 25th, 2008
I wish I could easily write in mathematical notation on this blog. I’d write a formula for my contactability inversely proportional to my immersion in Bolivia. I’d write a formula defining the limit of z (where z is my Spanish speaking ability) as x approaches infinity (where x is the time I have spent travelling [...]
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