The Fern Forest

Samaipate & Santa Cruz

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March 7th 2008
Early March: Got an overnight bus from Sucre to our next port of call Samaipata, a small village in eastern Bolivia. Unfortunately there was no toilet on this bus and I spent most of the night avoiding sleep for fear of wetting myself. Thankfully the driver stopped at about 3am when it appeared that half the bus had the same problem as myself. Bodies scattered in all directions to use the natural ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Santa Cruz Department » Samaipata

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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