Rurrenabaque and the Amazon Basin Photo 6

Rurrenabaque and the Amazon Basin

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July 9th 2010
Our journey to the Amazon basin began with a speedy taxi ride to the northern bus terminal to find our 'flota' (long distance bus) to Rurrenabaque for a three day trip to see the wildlife. Of course, the taxi arrived late which meant we had to zip through the rush hour traffic in order to meet the 11am departure but this didn't turn out to be a problem as the bus was over an hour late leaving any ... 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