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nada es seguro: volunteering with an indigenous community in the Bolivian Amazon

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June 27th 2008
Published: July 11th 2008
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We spent most of our time in La Paz trying to find a responsible tour operator to go to the Bolivian Amazon basin with. La Paz is full of travel agencies and tour companies, and the more we read, the more disillusioned we became. Visiting the Amazon rainforest has been a childhood dream for me. I see it as a totally sacred place: home to the greatest biodiversity of flora and fauna in the world, a... Read Full Entry



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Dahna McConnachie and Jonathan Edwards
Jono Dahna
Jono Dahna
We both still have ever-itchy feet and woke up in a cold sweat one morning with the realisation that if we did not take advantage of the under 30 (ish) work visa that Canada offers to Australian residents, we would never get to. So here we are over 17 months later, taking the long way home via South America. No need to rush... Post Script: We are now 4, not 2, and we are no longer under 30! We still have ever-itchy feet but also a mortgage to contend with so for the most part our travels from now on will probably be a little shorter in duration... but they will continue!... full info
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Jono and I infront of our cabinJono and I infront of our cabin
Jono and I infront of our cabin
note the calamine lotion all over my legs!
Feliciano, Sandro and Lydya waving goodbye to usFeliciano, Sandro and Lydya waving goodbye to us
Feliciano, Sandro and Lydya waving goodbye to us
a fresh water craba fresh water crab
a fresh water crab
on the way back to rurrenabaque, Valentine took us through this beautiful, steep and very wet canyon.
a bata bat
a bat
Jono in the canyonJono in the canyon
Jono in the canyon
ok, so it was dead, but still...ok, so it was dead, but still...
ok, so it was dead, but still...
the San Miguel del Bala football teamthe San Miguel del Bala football team
the San Miguel del Bala football team
behind them is the women´s team playing the neighbouring community. Pretty nice football feild, srrounded by banana, coco and papaya trees.
a kitchen in the communitya kitchen in the community
a kitchen in the community
outdoor living. Somtimes people cook (over a fire) inside the grass, palm and bamboo houses. A bonfire waiting to happen!



12th July 2008

lolo & fifi
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Lyers!
Hey amigos! Did you say that you saw pinks dolphins? We want to see the photo with dahna and the pink dolphin.... See you Cusco amigos...great choro trek in your company and very nice libanese dinner.
12th July 2008

Jono Dahna
Dahna McConnachie and Jonathan Edwards

haha
shhhh... that is still to come! (I have not got around to writing up the Pampas tour yet... I should write less I guess, then it would not take so long... :)
26th July 2008

Clare (OE)
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Wow, what a great thing to do Dahna, realise your childhood dream and volunteer at the same time! your butterfly with the blue wings is probably a Morpho - very famous amazonian butterfly. Lucky you. Kinda like seeing a Cairns birdwing (the green one) in Cairns, or the Ulysses (blue one on the pawpaw boxes). XXXClare btw, why is the date stamp on your blog so far ahead??
26th July 2008

Jono Dahna
Dahna McConnachie and Jonathan Edwards

oooopsadaisy
the date stamp is so far ahead because I am in holiday head space and date challenged! Thanks for pointing that out to me! haha. It is fixed now.
14th September 2009

Dan
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Good info.
Good blog, we are currently looking into spending some time in the Amazon Jungle and have been deciding between San Miguel and a couple of other eco/ethno lodges. Thanks for the account of your trip and the tips. It has helped make up our mind. Plus after a few years out of country Queensland it would be nice to experience that layed back style of life again.
11th September 2012

Jono Dahna
Dahna McConnachie and Jonathan Edwards

a very belated reply
Hello -- a very belated reply, but thanks for your compliment on our travel blog. I hope that you had a great trip too!

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