Squirrel Monkeys

Stop 14: Rurrenabaque (In the Jungle the mighty Jungle)

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October 18th 2010
Following advice from other travellers against taking the coach to Rurrenabaque,  (the road is supposed to be worst in the country aside from death road), we boarded a 12 seater plane to leave cold, snowy La Paz and just 35 minutes later we landed in the middle of the jungle in 36 degree heat. This country is crazy.  During this journey we learnt 3 things: 1. Small planes suffer acutely from tu ... 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