Blogs from Coroico, La Paz Department, Bolivia, South America - page 7

Will plays golf, we enjoy the pool and meet mark at the post office!... read more

We finally arrived in Coroico all pumped on adrenaline and booked into a fantastic hostel, Sol Y Luna (www.solyluna-bolivia.com/ )the best place we have stayed on the whole trip it was amazing. Check the website out. They have a number of rooms and cottages. We stayed in the Bamboo cottage for 3 nights and loved every minute of it. The place was expensive for Bolivia and more than we usually pay but 10 pound a night was a bargain for what we got. The cottage was built on the side of the hillside and had amazing panoramic views of Corioco and all you could see was the thick jungle and mountains for miles and miles. The cottage had everything we needed great room, hot shower, kitchen, bbq and patio with hammocks for lounging about in. All ... read more

Bussimatka Rurresta Coroicon lahistolla sijaitsevaan Yolosaan kesti vaivaiset kuutisentoista tuntia. Ei kovin paha, vaikkakin taas polyinen ja kuoppainen. Kaikkein kovimmalle matkassa otti se, kun bussi jatti meidat keskelle ei mitaan yolla puoli kolmen aikaan odottamaan aamua. Paikalla oli kylla taksi, mutta kuski oli kotonaan nukkumassa. Ei siina auttanut muu kuin kaariytya vilttiin ja yrittaa torkkua puupenkilla poytaan nojaten. Maahan ei viitsinyt menna makaamaan (paikalliset kylla tekivat niin), kun koko paikka haisi niin voimakkaasti kuselle. Ajateltiin yltiopositiivisesti, etta taksi lahtisi liikkeelle joskus kuuden aikoihin, kun aurinko nousee...vaan turha toivo. Ensimmaisen kerran se taisi kaynnistya joskus kahdeksan aikoihin. Eka kyyti oli kuitenkin se, milla lapset menivat kouluun, joten turisteille pakaaseineen ei sielta tilaa loytynyt. Ei auttanut kuin jaada epauskoisina odo... read more

where to go and thaw the bones after a number of weeks at altitude ? coroico mis amigos, coroico. touted as the "bolivian eden" it was too good to resist and too good to be true. after swatting the remaining sand flies at the base of the mountain bike ride (world´s most dangerous road) and sheading the thermals, fleeces, scarves, alpacca hats, gloves and rain proofs, it was time to lug the bags up to our rooms and change into swim wear. yes, sweet swim wear. coroico is nestled high in the mountains under la paz and a peaceful little village with spectacular views of the steep, steep mountains and the clouds that find it hard to make their way, all the way to the top. it also has a lot of steps. you climb steps ... read more

Coroico, Bolivia February 4-9, 2007 After our adventure on the Tupiza-Uyuni circuit, we left Uyuni by train for Orouro where we briefly stopped to confirm our hostal for the famous Carnaval before taking a bus to La Paz. Arrving to the Bolivian capital, we immediately took another bus for Coroico where we stayed for couple of days of hamac, pool and reading. The road between La Paz and Coroico has the international reputation of the world's most dangerous road... however, we took a colectivo which used the newly paved road leading to this village. The sinuous but safer road was surrounded by cliffs and lust mountains. After three hours, we finally arrived in the charming and quiet village of Coroico. The view from our room was spectacular....we could see all the mountains surrounding us and the ... read more