Bolivian historical sites of Ernesto
Rene Cadima 85 the only survivor among three local photographers who made pictures of the body of Ernesto Che Guevara in Vallegrande Bolivia holds a copy of one of his images Sunday Nov. 14 2004 Ernesto Che Guevara. Guevara was captured by the Bolivian army in 1967 in a nearby valley and executed in La Higuera days later. The army then flew Guevara's body lashed to the skid of a helicopter to Vallegrande where it was displayed in a hospital laundry for tow days. Guevara and fellow communist guerillas were attempting to launch a continent-wide revolution modeled on Guevara's success in Cuba in the late 1950s. The Bolivian government recently began promoting the area where he fought was captured killed and burried for 30 years as the Ruta del Che or Che's Route.
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Location: Vallegrande Santa Cruz Bolivia
Photo credit: © Kevin Moloney / Aurora Photos / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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