Blogs from Bolivia, South America - page 522

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

Just a quick thank you for all your messages of congratulations. I think it's slowly sinking in for Alex and we'll both be glad when we get to New Zealand and we can get her ring re-sized as it is slightly too large at the moment. By popular demand we've started doing some poses for your amusement, although Alex seems to be lacking in insperation. If anyone has any other tasks that they would like us to try and perform while we're out here then stick them in a comment and we'll try and oblige (nothing dirty though as my Mum reads this!). 10 July Another early morning as we were on the move from Cusco, south to the city of Puno on Lake Titikaka. We arrived at the bus station before 7am as that was ... read more

Standing with feet firm on Chilean soil, I looked back over the border and took a minute to collect my thoughts. The last four days spent in Bolivia had been the most scenic thus far in my travels, and that is saying a lot. Each minute and every turn of my head brought beautiful landscapes that I tried so hard to capture with my camera. I know they say that a picture is worth a thousand words, but there is nothing that can explain the feeling of being there in person.The best part of beauty is that which no picture can express.Those words are so very true. I stood there time and time again looking out over amazing panoramics, and wished so much that I could share the moment with my friends back home. Now before ... read more

Bolivia is a country of unsurpassed beauty, and such a visual feast for scenery buffs. This place has so much going for it from the jungle, pampas, lush cloud-forest, beautiful lakes, huge salt pans, snow-capped peaks, and red rock canyons. It was really easy to organise a tour from Uyuni to Tupiza on the morning of departure. Being 4 of us everyone wanted our business so they could fill their jeeps. Much of a muchness in terms of price and itinerary, so picked an agency (Empreza) that seemed to have a half-decent ranking according to the tourism info feedback. There were 8 of us in total including a Belgian dad & daughter, the guide/driver & cook. Major highlight was the Salar de Uyuni which are huge working salt pans of more than 12,000 square kms; supposedly ... read more

I spent a day in the city of Potosí in Bolivia, the highest city in the world at nearly 4000 metres. It's famous for the Cerro Rico, a mountain that contains one of the bigest sources of silver ore in the world. It was initially founded in 1546 as a mining town and soon became the second biggest city in the Americas and also one of the richest cities in the world, with widespread exploitation of vast numbers of miners (including young children) working in incredibly dangerous conditions. As the mines became depleted of silver the fortunes of Potosí declined and now the mines are still functioning but the place is just another poor Bolivian city. I went on an organised trip to the mines with a guide who was a former miner. First we put ... read more