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<\/p>\nLately, nobody spoke about this small country in the central part of South America (and 9 out of 10 people would hardly remember where it is located). But not a long time ago there happened another \"colour revolution\" or coup. Everything went according to a template scenario, including protests, demonstrations, clashes with the police and sacred victims.<\/p>\n
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But now only the walls and fences, painted blue in support of former President Evo Morales, who fled to Mexico, remind of this situation.
\nActually, Bolivia is notable not only for these events, but, primarily, for its location away from the sea and its unique nature. Perhaps, this is the most unusual and amazing country in the whole America.<\/p>\n
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One third of Bolivia's territory is located at an altitude of 3000 m and higher. The rest of it is in the jungle. If you arrive in the capital of Bolivia, La Paz, by plane, you will appear to be at an altitude of 3500 m at once. And you are more likely to get altitude sickness if you do not take preventive measures.
\nBy the way, La Paz is the highest mountainous capital in the world, located in the crater of an extinct volcano. It has a height difference of several hundred metres!<\/p>\n
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The destination of the second part of our trip to Latin America was a unique place in Bolivia \u2014 the Uyuni salt marsh. This is a dried-up huge salt lake situated in the south of the country, which territory occupies more than 10 thousand square kilometres! There is no place like this in the whole world. It is located at an altitude of 3500 m above sea level and looks like an almost perfectly flat surface of salt up to 10 metres thick!<\/p>\n