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Choro trek: walking from the Andes to the Yungas the Inca way

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July 13th 2008
Published: July 26th 2008
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One night back at ¨home¨at Arthys in La Paz. I realised at one point that even the name is familiar and comforting, as Dad´s name is Arthur, and is called Arthy by some people.) A good vego feed at the local Govindas restaurant and then it was off with Laurence and Phillipe for the Choro Trek the next morning. It cost us a few dollars each to catch a taxi out to the trail head, about half an... Read Full Entry



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Dahna McConnachie and Jonathan Edwards
Jono Dahna
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We both still have ever-itchy feet and woke up in a cold sweat one morning with the realisation that if we did not take advantage of the under 30 (ish) work visa that Canada offers to Australian residents, we would never get to. So here we are over 17 months later, taking the long way home via South America. No need to rush... Post Script: We are now 4, not 2, and we are no longer under 30! We still have ever-itchy feet but also a mortgage to contend with so for the most part our travels from now on will probably be a little shorter in duration... but they will continue!... full info
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The lax attitude to safety againThe lax attitude to safety again
The lax attitude to safety again
hehe, just joking. There was a new bridge next to this one.
Cool spider websCool spider webs
Cool spider webs
Choro trail
a mini fungus foresta mini fungus forest
a mini fungus forest
Choro trail
my sentiments exactlymy sentiments exactly
my sentiments exactly
someone´s housesomeone´s house
someone´s house
Choro trail
drip dry colour drip dry colour
drip dry colour
Choro trail
a well deserved drinka well deserved drink
a well deserved drink
after the second day of hiking. I love camp sites that sell beer.
There´s food on the boilThere´s food on the boil
There´s food on the boil
We woke up to this viewWe woke up to this view
We woke up to this view
Choro trail
the community where we campedthe community where we camped
the community where we camped
an old adobe home in the forestan old adobe home in the forest
an old adobe home in the forest
Choro trail
Jono in sepiaJono in sepia
Jono in sepia
Choro trail
Choro trailChoro trail
Choro trail
Our campground behind the hostelOur campground behind the hostel
Our campground behind the hostel
Coroico
CoroicoCoroico
Coroico
me getting ready to dive in to the pool in my underwearme getting ready to dive in to the pool in my underwear
me getting ready to dive in to the pool in my underwear
The pool before the smelly hikers dove inThe pool before the smelly hikers dove in
The pool before the smelly hikers dove in
hunting for dinnerhunting for dinner
hunting for dinner
we eventually chose a French place just out of town, which had the best food I think I have had in Sth America. Go the French!
hungry eyeshungry eyes
hungry eyes
everyone waiting for breakfast
views from the death roadviews from the death road
views from the death road
Road workRoad work
Road work
We saw a lot of women working on the roads in Bolivia, and most of them still wore the traditional Aymara dress.



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