Rurrenbaque

Swimming with pink dolphins (oh and piranha and caiman)

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May 15th 2007
The flight to Rurrenbaque was already one of the highlights of this little trip. The 19 seater plane took off into clear blue skies and spent the next 50 minutes crossing, just over, the top of the Andes and down into the jungle of the Madidi National Park. As we saw our landing strip, we realised why flights could often be delayed by rain... only in South America can the runway be little more th ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Beni Department » Madidi

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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more