Jungle airstrip

Into the Amazon jungle (or Pampas)

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May 22nd 2009
Rurrenbarque Booked our tickets for a Amazonian Basin experience (3 days/2 nights) in La Paz and were told that we would be met at the Airport on arrival. Taxi to Airport was 50 Bs, a bit more than we expected but evidently more or less the correct price. The plane was a 20 seater turboprop and there seemed to be a lot of people waiting to get on but most were hooked out of the boarding ... 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