On the way to the Jungle

Back from Tuichi

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November 16th 2007
No, I wasn't really in Rio Tuichi, but I was pretty close to it. We went to the junges for 3 days in a lodge instead of 5 days in the middle of nowhere, because we heard you don't really see much animals in the jungle, but we did see a tapir and an armadillo. On the first day we visited and indian community in the jungle. It wasn't really what I expected - they wear western clothes, and they colle ... 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