Blogs from Beni Department, Bolivia, South America - page 32

Rurrenabaque is a little tropical town, really tranquil, and is totally different from the Altiplano high mountain area of La Paz. Cars are not common here, and people usually travel by 2 wheels - bikes or motorbikes. It lies in Bolivia's amazon basin, and from here people organize pampa and jungle tours to see some nature and wildlife. The way I got to Rurrenabaque was not unusual - an airplane. What was unusual was it's size - it was definitely the tiniest airplane I've ever flown in - just for 19 passengers. The airfield in Rurrenabaque was interesting as well, as it was not of concrete but of grass! In Rurrenabaque, besides the jungle and pampa tours (about which I'll add a separate entry) I've also enjoyed canopy, which is basically an omega from one tree ... read more

We set off early, the morning was cold & the sun was trying hard to push through the clouds. Our team travelled upstream to see how the wildlife behaved in the morning. We had soon spotted black collared hawk, falcons, a toco toucan, orrinoco geese, caimen & capybaras along the river bank. The river then opened up into a large pool where several pink river dolphins were playing. Some were grey but some were a startling pink & flashes of their powerful tails & long heads could be seen as they fished. Further upstream there was a darter who had caught a huge piranha & was having difficulty working out how to eat it. We continued on until we saw yellow shapes in a tree & took the boat close to the shore. The shapes were ... read more

When we went to Rurrenbaque in the Amazon. We went into jungle too but camera shop lost all our photos... so not many here :(... read more

Hola Familia y Amigos! It’s been about 2 months since I wrote, and of course I have a lot to say. I will try to keep the words to a minimum (of course, that’s a lie) on this update, and leave more room for pictures. We’ve been on a few more trips, had some visitors, and as always, had a lot of fun. I’m scribbling these words as I’m watching the World Cup Final, and I’m smack dab in the middle of my 4-day birthday celebration (as I’ve said before, they LOVE to celebrate here). The last two nights we partied with friends at the best disco in town, and last night Lil blessed me with a multiple-bottle champagne toast with our friends, as we partied until 5am. This morning we bought 25 pounds of steak, ... read more

After a chilled out couple of days in Copacabana we moved on to Bolivia´s capital city La Paz. Bit of a shock at first coming form small lakeside Bolivian town to the hustle and bustle of La Paz, but it didn't take us that long to settle in. We actually really liked La Paz, it was super cheap, with great accomodation and some great restaurants! The witches market was interesting, where you can buy all sorts of delights for your Cauldron including dried llama faetus's, condor claws and dried toads- delightful! After a couple of days wandering around checking out the sights we decided head off to the Jungle town of Rurrenabaque, where we booked a three day tour of the Pampas (sort of swampy wetlands), in search of Anaconda's! The flight to Rurrenabaque was entertaintment ... read more