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Bolivia - Rurrenabaque

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May 8th 2007
When we learned that our flight to Rurrenabaque was to be canceled for the third time, we lost patience and decided to take the much longer and also adventurous bus ride there. Distances or rather driving times are mind boggling in Bolivia. A bus ride to Rurrenabaque generally takes 18 hours, while flying the same distance takes just 30 minutes. Well, in our instance, it took 33 hours to get ther ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Beni Department » Rurrenabaque

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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