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22 December 2009 ~ 3 Comments

Benjamin Franklin Saves the Day

Benjamin Franklin Saves the Day

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 I was ready to return to regular warm showers, restaurants, and internet after a few comfortable days living on [...]

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15 December 2009 ~ 3 Comments

Fighting with Caymans: The Bolivian Jungle

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 [...]

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13 December 2009 ~ 2 Comments

Zebra Crossing Guards

Zebra Crossing Guards

La Paz, one of Bolivia’s capital city, employs a unique method of solving traffic problems. 70+ young Bolivians dress as Zebras to combat traffic problems and accidents on its busiest streets.  The call this program “Cebra Voluntaria” (Voluntary Zebra), in which 16-22 year old Bolivians work as crossing guards.

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12 December 2009 ~ 1 Comment

Bolivia Wrestling – Boom shakalaka!

Bolivia Wrestling – Boom shakalaka!

Traveling all the way to Bolivia means you’re likely to see a number of important tourist attractions, including a Bolivian wrestling match between the oddest of characters. In El Alto, the city above one of Bolivia’s two capitals La Paz, is a well established wrestling auditorium where each Sunday Bolivia’s version of the World Wrestling [...]

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11 December 2009 ~ 2 Comments

A Dynamite Time in Bolivia

A Dynamite Time in Bolivia

You think your job is tough? I think you’ll reconsider once you check this out. The Potosi mine in Bolivia is pretty impressive, and quite infamous. First of all, working in the highest city in the world, Potosi, at a height of 13,500 feet means even simple tasks like walking up a hill feel like [...]

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10 December 2009 ~ 0 Comments

Train Cemetery

Train Cemetery

Train cemetery? Yes, way back when Uyuni was a booming town the British came in to build a train line. They started in the late 1800′s and as you can see there is not much left of it.  Now it is simply a tourist attraction worth a few minutes unless you are fascinated by creepy [...]

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