Bolivia

Why it sticks

1. 1

   Sucre is the constitutional capital, but the government sits in La Paz, which at about 3,640 m is the highest seat of government in the world.

2. 2

   Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat on Earth. After rain it turns into a giant mirror.

3. 3

   Bolivia lost its coastline to Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879–1884) but still keeps a navy, which patrols Lake Titicaca.

4. 4

   The country is named after Simón Bolívar, the leader of South American independence.

• Generation 3 only, taken by a plain white Google car with no antenna. Peru has Gen 4 and this country does not.
• Short white plates with blue text that often look plain white.
• Bulky white square signposts. Peru uses black and white striped posts.
• Guardrail markings are yellow and black with the yellow stripes on the outside, the reverse of Peru.
• Unfinished-looking red brick buildings, cobblestone roads, and the barren high altiplano in the west.
• Very curvy wooden poles made from tree trunks in the eastern lowlands.