Rurre Airport

South America Day 25

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February 6th 2009
6th February I've not yet had a bad experience with street vendor food here or in Thailand, but lets just say I wasn't feeling that pleasest this morning! We were picked up after breakfast from our hotel to be taken to the airport. The ride to the airport was phenomenol, driving all the way to the top of the canyon as the airport was on the flat alltiplano above. We drove up streets with swi ... 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