Our group at a bar on the river

Rurrenabaque

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June 9th 2007
From La Paz we took a short plane ride to Rurrenabaque, a little town on the banks of a river, in the jungle. The plane flies past huge snow capped mountains and feels like it goes downhill the whole way as the landing is so much lower than take off. There was huge temperature difference when we arrived, really hot and humid compared to the chilly La Paz. The town was different to what we ha ... 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