This friend jumped into our boat!

Chalalán part 1

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April 20th 2007
On Wednesday, we spent the morning completing some admin to do with our trip and also buying provisions for our journey into the Amazon rainforest. At lunch time we got a cab (back with Hernán again!) to the airport. Instead of going to the normal El Alto airport, we had to go to a military airport because our flight was with the national military airline, who also do commercial flights. We ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Beni Department » Madidi

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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