Blogs from Sucre, Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia, South America - page 17

I arrived in Sucre after 9 hours on a chicken bus. You have to look at the photo to clearly understand this. The road between Uyuni and Potosi is just mud and sand. Occassionally we literally drove over a river (thank goodness we didn´t get stuck). It had been raining cats and dogs, so everything was flooded. Chicken bus meant that our luggage was put on the roof of the bus (and got wet), and Bolivians who needed a ride would stand in the aisle, with their bums in my face. There wasn´t a toilet on the bus (toilet? bus?), so I didn´t drink anything the whole day. To top it off, halfway into the trip, the bus had a flat tire, so we stood outside in the rain. I wanted desperately to be in Sucre ... read more

Its sooo weird to be back in Sucre again! For those who don´t know, I lived here last year for 2 months! I lived with a family for a month then had my own apartment with some friends that I met here. Sucre is crazyyy right now though! We arrived here on the first day of Carneval, which is a 4 day fiesta in the streets. Thousands of people will gather outside roaming the streets in huge groups playing music, dancing, and getting people wet with water! They roam the streets with waterballoons, squirt guns, and foamy spray. The first day when we arrived in Sucre, we went out into the streets not knowing that we would be seriously ATTACKED with balloons!!!! The guys will literally whip balloons at girls faces and backs.. i had welts ... read more

Hei! Argentiinan ylamailta ollaan jo ehditty Bolivian puolelle. Kaytiin muutaman paivan suola-aavikkoreissulla ja sielta tultiinkin lahes yhtakyytia tanne Sucreen, missa ollaan jo reilut viikon paivat majailtu. Loydettiin kohtuuhintainen espanjan ope, jonka palveluja nyt kaytetaan hyvaksi joka arkiaamu. Eilen ja tanaan kaytiin vahan tutkailemassa vapaaehtoistyomahdollisuuksia, mutta usein vaativat useamman kuukauden sitoutumisen, joten toistaiseksi se homma on viela auki...ainakin mun osalta. Taalla on karnevaalit 3 viikon paasta, jonka huomaa lahinna kosteista planteista paidassa. Lahes kaikki lapset ja lapsenmieliset kantavat mukanaan isoja vesipyssyja tai isoja kasseja vesipalloja, joidenka kohteeksi turistit helposti joutuvat. Tanaan kuitenkin kaami karahti Veruskalta kun ison kerrostalon ylimmasta kerroksesta alkoi sataa vesipalloja, tulivat sen verran lujaa, etta Veruskaa sa... read more

Alright alright, so the funk odyssey has hit Bowel-livia ... what a great country and of course, many adventures to be had. So I´d like to start this entry with a confession: I have been the victim of my first backpackers´scam. I know that some of you probably aren´t surprised however, hey, I fought the good fight for a long while ! Basically, when I entered Bolivia, the tards at Customs stamped my passport with an entry date of 16 November vice the 12 December ... bastardos ! This means that where I currently sit, I have overstayed my visa by 3 days and consequently, may have to pay a $US fine tomorrow when I hit the Argentine border. I´ll see how I go weazling my way out using my charm, skill and ample Spanglish abilities ... read more

The bus ride from Potosi to Sucre was alas paved and smooth, my bum surely apreciated such a thing. And it was again very beautiful giving the passengers sweeping views of vast valleys below. Sucre is, however, completely different then the rest of Bolivia. It seems as though all of Bolivia´s money found its way to Sucre, the cars are even in better shape then in Argentina. they have a mall with a cinima and everything, all the kids drive wear designer clothes and drive tinted windowed racers. The reason there is so much money here is casue sucre is the secondery capital, the national courts are here, and so there are a lot of politicians, and in such a corupt country, politics and wealth are one and the same. Bolivia recently elected Evo Moralles, as ... read more