The Amazon Jungle

Amazon Adventures

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July 16th 2008
Day 285 - Friday 11 July We'd been given the back seats of the bus and it was so bumpy that I'd hardly got any sleep last night. The bus driver had also been tearing along which didn't exactly make the ride any smoother and we got into town about 5 to 6 in the morning. It was still dark and with the town still shut up we followed a guy we met at the bus station who reckoned he had a room. He ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Beni Department » Rurrenabaque

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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