After the three day Bolivian pampas tour I returned to Rurrenabaque the same way I came: three hour jeep ride on a muddy, unpaved road. Watch the video for a sample of the wildlife I saw [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xeLMgAIRzE[/youtube] I was ready to return to regular warm showers, restaurants, and internet after a few comfortable days living on the … [Read more...] about Benjamin Franklin Saves the Day
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Defeated in Bolivia
I could not wait to leave Bolivia. For all of its spectacular site-seeing activities that I have written about , the country is one that can frustrate and make even the most seasoned of travelers overjoyed to leave and never return. My utter dislike for Bolivia really hit me towards near the end of my trip after while in Bolivia's second … [Read more...] about Defeated in Bolivia
Southwestern Bolivia by Jeep
Cue a few hours into day one of the Salar de Uyuni tour and here I am posing with Bolivian wildlife. I say wildlife because I cannot for the life of me remember if these are Alpacas or Llamas. Both animals look more or less the same. Anyone know? It is also lunch time. What a reward for our hard work of sitting in a jeep for a few hours. At this point i'm going to … [Read more...] about Southwestern Bolivia by Jeep
Driving the Most Dangerous Road on the Planet (with One Eye!)
Riding as a passenger on a bus or van on an Andean highway can be a scary experience. There’s constant blind turns and perpetual thousand foot drop offs at the edge of the road, and both features are elevanted from dangerous to terrifying by the fact that the people driving on those twisty mountain highways appear to take an anarchist perspective toward basic traffic … [Read more...] about Driving the Most Dangerous Road on the Planet (with One Eye!)
Fighting with Caymans: The Bolivian Jungle
Hundreds of alligators and caymens, pink river dolphins, turtles, monkeys, an anaconda, owls, toucans, capybara (largest rodent in the world), piranha, Stork, rufescent tiger heron, king vulture, hoatzin, blue and yellow macaw, parrot, Amazon kingfisher, greater ani, toro toucan, red crested cardinal, woodpecker - I saw all of the wildlife and more on my journey through the … [Read more...] about Fighting with Caymans: The Bolivian Jungle