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Copyright law in Bolivia
Bolivia must have negotiated the best intellectual property treaties of any country in the world (only Iran comes close, but that country is not a party to the Berne Convention). Respect to the hot-shot lawyers who did that! In Bolivia, you … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Cinema, Economics, Law, Photography, Travel
Tagged Cinema, copyright, intellectual property, La Paz, movies
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Old couples can be romantic too.
Photographed in Copacabana on the shore of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia.
Don’t accept anything from strangers!
Is it coincidence that the evil man in this mural in La Paz, Bolivia is hiding behind a Donald Trump mask? In any case, I find these warnings misguided because most strangers are good people.
Bury my heart – wherever
People ask me why I don’t go to a hospital when I am sick, when I get bitten by a bear/anaconda/piranha, when I have strange viruses, when I am bleeding from all orifices or when I have kidney stones (OK, … Continue reading
Video: Take a break!
After hiking up and down Cerro San Luis (4,267 m) in Cajas National Park in Ecuador, I had to cross this river. Because they had run out of printed maps, the ranger had told me that if I kept walking … Continue reading
A Walk around Iași
I only spent one day in Iași in the far east of Romania, which is the far east of Europe for most of my readers anyway, when I was on the way back from Moldova, even further east. But fear not, … Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, History, Holocaust, Language, Photography, Religion, Romania, Travel
Tagged anti-semitism, christianity, Iasi, Jews, Roma
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Sheep
On the plain you see the so-called valley sheep, while the mountain sheep are grazing halfway up on the side of the mountains. Now in winter they are slowly making their way down where they will set up camp close … Continue reading
Bay of Sheep
Isla del Sol in Lake Titicaca has not only the famous Bay of Pigs, but also a secret Bay of Sheep. With a view like this, I bet the wool produced by these sheep is extra cozy.
Posted in Bolivia, Photography, Travel, Video Blog
Tagged animals, Isla del Sol, sheep, Titicaca
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President Busch is dead
Yes, Bolivia had a President Busch, too. In a strange coincidence, Germán Busch was the 41st and 43rd President of Bolivia, just like George Bush Sr. and Jr. were the 41st and 43rd Presidents of the United States of America. … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Germany, History, Military, Photography, Politics, USA
Tagged cemetery, George Bush, German Busch, La Paz, Nazis
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Not my kind of hostel
South America is noisy enough, I definitely don’t need a hostel that advertises “party”. (Photographed in La Paz, Bolivia, where I found quieter and cozier places to stay.)