Posts under ‘Bolivia’

Sunday, November 29, 2009
 
The Southwest Circuit is a 3-4 day 4×4 tour of various natural sites between Uyuni and the Chilean border. The highlight is the Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt lake in the world. There were six of us on the tour, including two friends from San Francisco (both of [...]

We took an early bus from Sucre to Potosi. It was supposed to go direct to Uyuni, but we ended up with a 2-hour break. We found a peluqueria (hairdresser) where I got a great haircut for 7 Bs ($1 US). Compared to the $15 US massacre I got at Supercuts, my [...]

Marc and I were walking to the cafe this afternoon when we came across this van (in Sucre, Bolivia).  From what we can tell this Russian family traveled by car from Russia through Africa, took a boat to Argentina and now are working their way up South America.   From the sticker map on their car, [...]

 
9:00am: Confirm flight with travel agent. The 11:30am flight is on time. Our original flight had been scheduled for 6:45am.
9:30am: We catch a combi on the Prado. The operator throws our bags on top of the van (unsecured) and we cross our fingers that they will be there when we arrive at [...]

We had a free day between the Death Road biking adventure and our Rurrenbaque flight. We spent it exploring the high-altitude city (3660m) of La Paz. We had been warned about the excessive traffic and pollution, and this turned out to be very true. The hilly streets didn’t pose too much of [...]

Madidi National Park was not on our radar before this trip. Back in the US, we figured that if we were going to go to the Amazon, Brazil was the place to go; however, we kept hearing from other travelers that the Bolivian Amazon was beautiful, the best place to see animals, and inexpensive [...]

Apparently a Sunday night tradition in Rurrenbeque is to grab your motorbike and a friend, and then head to the Plaza de Armas to ride in a circle, repeatedly. After a stop at the Mosquito Bar (a mistake) to use our free drinks coupons from the Amazonas airline, we headed back to our hostel when [...]

Downhill biking is not my idea of fun.  I am really afraid of going too fast and losing control, so when Marc suggested this mountain biking excursion marketed as “the world’s most dangerous road” (WMDR) I was inclined to pass and spend the day in La Paz. For some reason I changed my [...]

Our reason for staying in Copacabana (in Bolivia, not Brazil) was to visit the Isla del Sol, which is located on the Bolivian side of Lake Titicaca. The island is significant to the Inca creation myth as it was considered to be the birthplace of the sun god. Early in the morning we [...]

Two months into our trip and today we’ve arrived in our third country – Bolivia. The ride from Puno on a Colectur bus was a relatively short 3 hours. Crossing the border from Peru into Bolivia wasn’t difficult but we were completely unprepared. Obtaining our Peruvian exit stamp was a breeze; we [...]