Monkey and me

Rumble in the Jungle

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July 7th 2010
'Infested', to me, always seemed a certainty to be an exagerration when describing waters home to crocodiles. Rats can infest a sewer or lice a head of hair, but how can something as large as a crocodile truly infest something? I thought- surely each crocodile- in my child's knowledge of zoology ranking alongside a lion or a tiger- needs a similarly large area? . That was until I visited the Pampa ... 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