Las Chickas in the Jungle

Jungle Fever

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April 24th 2009
Part 2 of the Amazon Basin.... After feeling so deliciously clean for 1 night it was off to the Jungle for a two day tour of more mankiness! We walked through the markets (my head was down as we passed plucked chickens and raw meats) and we jumped on a wooden long boat to travel the lovely Beni River that straddles the town of Rurrenabaque. Our guide, Nelson, was wonderful and we had been r ... 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