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Bolivia: From jungle to desert

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November 21st 2008
After the cold and exhaustion of the mountain we were looking forward to our flight to Rurrenabaque (a jungle town in the East of Bolivia) the following day to get out of altitude and into the heat! The 5 of us from the mountaineering expedition flew together and had an unexpected bonus when our small plane flew past the peak of Huayna Potosi mountain we had been climbing the previous day. We cam ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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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