Blogs from Santa Cruz Department, Bolivia, South America - page 8

I'm sure you are wondering about the out-house and I promise to get to that point eventually... The day started with a gorgeous sunrise and coffee. It was just chilly enough to require a light jacket. The team met up in the general dining room for breakfast, which was amazing...thanks Sindi! A few of us cleaned up a bit and then made sandwiches to have at today's destination...Puesto Paz. So, today 13 of us had only 1 truck to get to our location, so guess what is not illegal in Bolivia...7 people riding in the bed of the truck. See that wasn't nearly as funny to you because you do not realize that the red dust is like baby powder and winter time in Bolivia means windy time in Bolivia. Put that together and what do ... read more

Early in the morning Jaime drove us to the airport in Sucre - we were headed to the city of Santa Cruz (and nearly back to sea level at only 417 meters) where we planned on catching up with another member of the Argandona family, Rodrigo, before leaving Bolivia enroute for Paraguay and the Iguazu Falls. Unfortunately we found that our flight had been rescheduled and we had a four and half hour wait before departure though we managed to fill the time at the café and online, though the internet signal was very erratic. We had loved our time in the ‘White City’ and really appreciated how well our new ‘family’ had looked after us. The flight to Santa Cruz was brief, a mere 25 minutes, and a taxi took us to a hostel in ... read more

So Fee and I decided that it was time to leave Sucre and head into the country side before she made her way back to Australia and I headed up to La Paz a bit dirty city. After being advised against the 14 hour bus ride that is extremely dangerous we opted for the plane which only took 25 minutes and was the equivalent of $60 NZ a no brainer really! Unfortunately the night before I got excited and ate a hamburger which made me regret it all night and all the following day! So I wasn´t much company our first night in Santa Cruz but as always Fee was wonderful and patient! Santa Cruz didn´t really feel like Bolivia at all there were no Cholitas (the indigenous Bolivians) anywhere to be seen it could have ... read more

Chers lecteurs, entre vous et moi, qu'y a-t-il de plus agréable qu'une marche dans la jungle? Hein? ... Mais bien sûre... TOUT!! :S C'est dans les environs de Samaipata que se trouvent, entre autre, d'un côté le Parc Amboro, de l'autre une forêt remplie de fougères géantes. Oui oui, fougères géantes. C'est avec les mollets encore courbaturés dû à notre expédition au Cratère de Sucre d'il y a quelque jours que mon ami et moi partons seuls avec un guide (Carmelo, exceptionnel, il faut le dire) pour un deux jours dans ce qui s'apparente être, quoi que officiellement ça ne l'est pas tout à fait, la jungle.. Alors on débute tranquille, sur un petit chemin longeant un Hôtel de luxe, pour s'enfoncer de plus en plus dans la brousse, et terminer carrément à se frayer tant ... read more

Depuis Sucre, nous avons pris un autobus direction Santa Cruz, mais qui en chemin, arrêtait au environ de 4h30 du matin, à côté d'un petit village nommé Samaipata. C'est là que, pour une petite poignée de touristes, moi incluse, la course se terminait. Dans les environs de Santa Cruz, mais plus près encore du village de Samaipata, se trouve le parc National Amboro dont nous désirions fouler le sol. Ayant entendu que du mauvais concernant la grosse ville de Santa Cruz, et ayant, heureusement, rencontré des voyageurs qui eux étaient passés par Samaipata et n'en avait gardé qu'un bon souvenir, nous avons opté pour cette dernière option. Ce fût là une bonne décision. Samaipata est petit et agréable. Nous avons séjournée à l'hostel Vargas, modeste et peu cher, où, Thérèse, la propriétaire, est plus que sympathique. ... read more