Blogs from Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia, South America - page 10

I'm back!! The trip was nice. A very beautiful drive. You have to drive through a few very small villages to get there, so that is always interesting. Samaipata is in the mountains, so it was much cooler there which was great. The very start of the trip i got bit by a marigui which is a fly that bites and creates a blood blister. Of course i had a reaction to it and the bite is right on my elbow, so it still hurts to bend my arm. It itches like crazy! We stayed at a place called "Finca La Vispera" It's a small place with a few cabins, a place to camp and an organic farm. It was really pretty and smelled great from all the flowers and herbs.There were some awesome hummingbirds..not like ... read more

Após o embarque na eronave da TAM ao som de Chico Buarque e Elis Regina comecei a acreditar que a sorte começava a aparecer. No aeroporto um foto com Ronaldo o melhor goleiro do Corinthians de todos os tempos... seria realmente uma onda de sorte. Após o trauma do nao embarque eu e o Zenun ficamos bastante espertos, mas fizemos questao de repetir os passos de ontem; tortinha de frango e expresso no mesmo café do aeroporto. Peguei um lugar na janela e pude viajar olhando o céu... adoro. Nao dormi e tomei vinho chileno pra relaxar... bom, muito bom. O vôo chegou mais cedo em Santa Cruz de la Sierra, sacamos dinheiro e encontramos meu tio e minhas primas. Já ao entrar na cidade fui surpreendida cidade bonita, carros maravilhosos, para contrariar tudo o que ... read more

All i can say is...my poor stomach!! I actually felt pretty good when i woke up. I was thinking finally i'm feeling better..that was the case until i ate pollo picante(spicy chicken) for lunch. Ohhhhh.. i have had to stay close to the bathroom all afternoon. This morning Cindy and I went to the Feria(market). I wrote about it before..one of the many places that smell like pee. Anyway, it's very crowded, hot and you have to hold on to your purse. It's just a tad uncomfortable. I can handle most of it..but what really bothers me is all the beggars. The ones who are crippled i feel very sorry for..it's horrible...but then there are women that just hold out there hand or come up and just ask for money. Ugh, go away! Soo..my plans for ... read more

Wow..crazy road trip. Lets start off with the bridge. They have a bridge on the way out of town. It's a one way and a train also uses it..so we had to wait in line. Not that a person could get bored! They have probably 2 dozen shacks set up selling all sorts of things. They also come up to your window and sell bags of oranges, coffee, cunapes(which are these little buns made with yucca flour and cheese). So really you don't get a moments peace. The first town (San Ramon)we stop in is very small but filled with people. We decide to go for lunch and look for a half decent restaurant(i think there were only three in the whole town) So we order...now at these small restaurants you only usually have a choice ... read more