Ritchy Doolittle

Jungle is massive

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October 10th 2008
If the pampas was like a stroll through a safari park, the jungle proved to be much more of an endurance test, but with spectacular pay off. It´s been getting hotter and hotter as the days pass by and by the time we get on the boat headed down the Rio Beni towards the Madidi National Park it´s steaming hot and we´re glad for the breeze created by boat travel. After a couple of hours on the B ... 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