The Resident Vicuña

Tom got a big surprise when he caught this curious, little Vicuña sniffing his butt while he was fixing the car-door. After its mother died given birth to it, the family here took her in and domesticated her. Vicuñas are generally very shy and will not let you within 30 feet of them.

The South-Bolivian Adventure

October 2nd 2007
On all that we’ve gone through the past 2 weeks we could probably easily write a 100-page novel - not quite fitting for this little blog. However, writing just a short paragraph or two would not do justice in describing this final journey - the climax of our year-long escapade, perhaps. So, we’ve deviated from the usual format for this blog entry, and instead are going to put down some summari ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Villazón

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

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