Bolivia

Geysers, protests, altitude, crazy drivers, mines, alcohol poisoning, cable cars… what leaves David Fegan crying for his mummy in Bolivia?

A tired and slightly cultured-shocked David Fegan appreciates Sucre for its more familiar, low-cost comforts.

The story of going out into the Bolivian desert to meet the makers of the film, Juana Guerillera de la Patria Grande.

Miners protest and shut down the streets of Tupizia, Bolivia.

Caught in the middle of a Potosi street protest the author finds what justice means in Bolivia.

La Paz, Bolivia- I sat at the birthplace of the Inca sun god. Feeling his warmth, taking refuge from the wind behind a large stone and listened to the waves crash against the walls of rock below. This is the first island I’ve been on where life truly harkens back to another era. For most, [...]

Copacabana, Lake Titicaca, Bolivia Cold. It’s really cold here. Not arctic cold, or February in Cleveland cold, but a high-altitude chill that permeates everything. These buildings and their lack of any type of heat doesn’t help either. I refuse to get out of bed before 11:00 am in order to give the sun time to [...]

La Paz, Bolivia – I can’t lie. I was beginning to feel a bit lonely in Coroico it was time for La Paz. I had my bag packed and was ready to go but some angry, protesting Bolivians had other ideas. Frustrated with unemployment and the inability of the government to do anything effectively they [...]

Coroico, Bolivia – So I stayed in Sucre a few days longer than expected. I had originally planned to leave on Wednesday but when the time came to buy my bus ticket out of town there were too many people wanting to have one last dinner, go out for one last night or just simply [...]