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La selva saves local man

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December 8th 2007
The days they pass by in slow motion when you resist, and vanish like breath when you let go. Our expedition into the Bolivia have provided Stacy and I a handful of both types of days. Our first hour in La Paz, the highest capital city in the world, resulted in the worst experience with a cash machine ever, but we were still able to book a tiny propplane to the town of Rurrenabaque and a river boa ... 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