Blogs from Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia, South America - page 20

Well not had much luck getting to an internet cafe (that works) since the last time I bloged so I have tried to put in as much info as possible without taking up to much of everyones time when you come to read it so hear goes. monday 7th to saturday 12th july We arrived in Cordoba and decided before arriving to visit a couple of the neighbouring towns so we headed to the bus station and was informed that La Falda, Alta Gracia and Villa Carlos paz cost more to get to than paying for an overnight busSo we decided to chill and spent the week visiting Cordobas sights such as "Plaza General" "Igles Catedral Sunday 13th july Arrived 9am in Salta and its lovely and sunny so I love it already. A little tired ... read more

Hello Perhaps you´d wondered if I´d fallen off the continent or wandered into the Amazon jungle. Sorry I haven´t been keeping this up to date too often. It´s not that I haven´t had anything to report - more that I keep forgetting to write it up or when I decide to do it, something else comes up. So where are we? Since I last wrote, I travelled to the east of the province of Santa Cruz into an area called Chiquitano where there are some beautiful villages very different from other parts of the country. It is an area also called Missiones for the missions established by the Jesuits in the 19th century. Each village has a church designed and built by the Jesuits with most beautiful carvings inside and out and decorated ornately. Twice a ... read more

Dag beste mensen! Na een tijdje van stralende afwezigheid, is het weer tijd voor een update! Uiteindelijk ben ik (Christi) na een lange reis goed aangekomen in La Paz, Bolivia. Het had uiteraard wel wat voeten in aarde, met urenlange vertraging door niet functionerende rookmelders op de toiletten van het vliegtuig, waarvoor uiteraard een nieuw toestel geregeld moest worden (??), een Chileense journalist die het wel jolig vond om ´s nachts mijn Spaans te oefenen (is dan niet op z´n allerbest..), en een 10-jarig Boliviaans meisje dat ik van Brazilie naar Bolivia mocht transporteren, wat zo´n 12 uur duurde, terwijl het kind alleen maar Spaans sprak.. Ik was blij toen ik na 36 uur Sander eindelijk zag, en een horizontaal bedje gespreid aantrof. Uiteraard was het even wennen aan de nieuwe omgeving en omstandigheden. Ik kan ... read more

After a busy few days on the Salar it was lovely to get to the scenic city of Sucre for some chilling and relaxing. The climate here is sunny and warm and we spent most of our time here wandering around enjoying defrosting in the sunshine. The city, which is set in a valley surrounded by mountains, is perfect for strolling around. Its pretty streets are lined with beautiful whitewashed buidings and green parks perfect for lazing in and watching the world go by. Our arrival in Sucre coincided with the start of the European Championships, so we have to admit that much of our time here was spent watching the football in a nice Dutch pub, cheering on whoever we fancied that day. Tony was disappointed that defending champions Greece lacked their previous form and ... read more

Haven´t been able to get to a computer for a while so apologies for the lack of updates.... Cochabamba We arrived in Cochabamba on 1st June quite late and had a couple of days to explore the town. It wasn´t anything amazing but it was good to meet the new group etc. We went out for a Chinese on our first night there - quite an amusing experience - the owner/waiter was very funny. A couple of the group ordered piranha fish - they were huge - had a taste - quite nice but so many bones in it. Everything seems to close in Cochabamba on mondays. We headed to the local markets to have a look around - usual stuff, clothes, food, bags, wooden carvings etc. In the afternoon we attempted to go to the ... read more