Bull riding

The festival we saw the start of in Copacabana was on its last day when we arrived in Rurre. On the last day people ride bulls in a big ring, as people get more and more drunk they taunt the bulls while other people ride them, and they leave the bull in the ring after the guy falls off so other people can try and jump on. Interesting piece of Bolivian culture to say the least.

Mosquitos (oh and we went to the Amazon)

February 9th 2011
Well we had a day to fool around in La Paz before our flight to Rurrenabaque, so Amy elected to go for a hike and returned with a sprained ankle and a big grin. It was apparently a very challenging hike, but she rocked it. I spent the day wandering around the Black Market, browsing llama fetuses in the witches market, buying some gifts, exchanging books and generally exploring the City. I also had ... read more

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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

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