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Re: Brass monkeys beware!
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Jun 15, 2013
The best coffee in La Paz - better than Alexander even - now seems to be at "Roaster Boutique" in...

RE: Brass monkeys beware!
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Jun 13, 2013
SENAMHI forecasts clearer weather by Sunday, so perhaps warmer duirng the day. But if the skies ...

Brass monkeys beware!
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Jun 12, 2013
The Met service is forecasting cold weather for the next few days.
Last Monday, -8.6 C was repor...

Re: Bolivia - university spanish language course
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, May 24, 2013
Here's another suggestion:
You already speak "moderately good Spanish". Why not sign up for a ...

Re: The strikes - La Paz
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, May 23, 2013
As Peter-1972 says above the strike is over and the roadblocks lifted. The big pro-government (p...

Re: American going visa-less from San Pedro to Salt Flat tour? HELP :)
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, May 13, 2013
Don't know about the visa or the payment, but I think you're going to feel the cold. -10C was me...

Re: Map of current road blocks
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, May 10, 2013
Further to #4: the ERBOL website quotes the President addressing the message to the unions as fo...

RE: Map of current road blocks
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, May 10, 2013
The President has just been on radio and TV telling the protestors that their demands on pensions...

Map of current road blocks
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, May 8, 2013
http://www.la-razon.com/economia/Bloqueos-regiones-Gobierno-habilita-solidarios_0_1829217099.html

Re: Road blocks - What? Again?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Apr 29, 2013
Information from Sucre 'bus terminal at 17.45 this afternoon:
'Buses are leaving towards Potosi ...

Re: Road blocks - What? Again?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Apr 24, 2013
#1:
How long is a piece of string?
No idea how long these blockages will last. Sometimes bloc...

Road blocks - What? Again?
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Apr 23, 2013
The Highways authority web page http://transitabilidad.abc.gob.bo/ is reporting road blocks affec...

Re: Sand
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Apr 14, 2013
River sand: Any of the river beds in La Paz, but samples are likely to be contaminated by all so...

Re: Very worrying
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Apr 13, 2013
#5 xinloi: What are you griping about? I haven´t been invited to Thatcher´s funeral!

Re: Very worrying
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Apr 13, 2013
#2 jamesbrunker: WiFi coverage very spotty at blockade sites. Besides, kept busy 24/7 replacing...

Very worrying
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Apr 12, 2013
Following the lifting yesterday of the barricades between Copacabana and Tiquina there are no rep...

RE: Road blocks
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Mar 23, 2013
Anyone deciding to cross by boat to or from Puerto Perez or Huatajata should be sure to check tha...

RE: Flights to Potosi
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Mar 21, 2013
Klaush 3 & 8:
I stand corrected.
Wikipedia mentions the VOR being out of action but doesn´t m...

RE: Road blocks
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Mar 20, 2013
#1 Didn't she say something on the lines of "Oruro is a dump"?
Now why on earth would she say t...

RE: Road blocks
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Mar 20, 2013
Either that, or part of the campaign to make Bolivia more tourist friendly.
A bit like when a ...