Corumbá and the Brazilian Pantanal
August 24th 2010 Leaving Santa Cruz on the “Death Train” (so named as it used to transport victims of yellow fever), I headed 650km east towards the Brazilian border. This was the first train I’ve taken in South America (as there are so few lines left open), and although it was really slow (16 hours), it was at least comfortable. By far the bumpiest train journey I’ve ever taken though. As soon as I got
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