Pulling an annaconda out of the long grass

visiting La Pampa

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August 4th 2007
We caught an overnight bus to Rurrenabaque, from La Paz - 18 hours. It was a near thing that we got on it. When we booked the bus we were told to catch a taxi half and hour before take off, we caught the taxi over an hour before it was due to leave and 5 minutes before it was due to leave the taxi driver was asking people directions. Quite hair raising being caught in walking pace traffic jams. ... 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