View of Rurrenebaque

3 Days of Amazon, Animals and Accidents

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July 4th 2006
The nice thing is I kept all my fingers. The bad part is I lost a couple toes. Apparently the pirahna hadn´t been fed. Anyone have any antibiotic? After a brutal 17 hr bus ride along cliffs, jungle and a quick 1 hr stop to let rocks be blown up with TNT so we could continue, I arrived in the humid and mosquito infested town of Rurrenebaque. This town is more like what you would expect in V ... read more

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » La Paz

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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