Ferroviaria Oriental

Through the Grand Chaco

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April 7th 2006
The way towards the Brasilien border involves crossing part of a vast plain called the Grand Chaco. This is a dry and thorny lowland is penetrated only by a mud track and the infamous death train towards the frontier city of Quijaro. This train got its name because it almost never reached the destination. The track was and still is challanged by its remoteness and occationally washed away by flood ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Santa Cruz Department » Santa Cruz

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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