The proud fisherman

3 day Pampas tour in the Amazon

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October 17th 2007
Hello to all, We are still here in Bolivia and after the last blog we headed north to Rurrenabaque to see some wildlife. Rurrenabaque is a town set in the Amazon and it was either at least 20 hours on the bus or a 45 minute flight with the military, so a bit of a no brainer! It was an amazing flight from La Paz over the Andes touching down in Rurrenabaque on a grass runway with the Amazon as t ... 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