Canoe

Into the Jungle

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October 24th 2007
From La Paz we took the bus along "the world´s most dangerous road" to Coroico, a quiet town in the Yunga mountains where we stopped overnight, before continuing to Rurrenabaque. It was a long slow journey (16 hours), and we were a little apprehensive about it from the various travellers tales we had heard, but the rough dirt road was passable and we even managed to get a bit of sleep on the way. ... 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