The runway!!

Snakes, monkeys, aligators, and millions of mosquitoes!!

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June 1st 2009
The choice was a 45 minute flight or a 16-20 hour bus journey. One was $8 each way, the other £100 return flight. “We’ll only be here once” was the only saying that would get us there, with whatever means of transport we took. And horror stories of the bus quickly made our minds up for us....”We’re flying!!” DAY 1 Naturally the flight was delayed, a very claustrophobic tube was t ... 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