View from the Boat

Parque Nacional Madidi

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September 13th 2008
Polly: Jungle boogey...da da da doo doo...jungle boogey. Finally I could sing this with conviction. I kept singing it in the pampas, thinking I was in the jungle. Heat, strange food, and primitive surroundings do crazy things to you. We got on a boat, along with our group and a few locals who were hitching a ride up the Beni River, then up the Tuichi River to the shore near our camp. As ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Beni Department » Madidi

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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