Lake Titicaca: Floating reed islands and staying with locals
LAKE Titicaca (or the lake of the black puma) is incredibly massive. It is split between Bolivia and Peru and its islands are home to thousands of people. Our fun […]
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Risking life and limb in La Paz
THE first thing I noticed about La Paz was the noise and pollution. Horns were beeping, people were and traffic was already building up at 7am when we arrived. Market […]
Mines, salt and being at high altitudes
AFTER weeks dodging mosquitoes in Brazil it has been fantastic not having to lather myself in insect repellent morning, noon and night for the last few days. The temperatures have […]
Sucre and spice and all things nice
AFTER yet another delayed flight and waiting around for three hours at yet another Bolivian airport, we finally made it to Sucre, the state capital. The flight was just 30 […]
One interesting night in Bolivia
HAVING gotten our exit stamp from Brazil we walked 100 metres to the Bolivian border. Trying to walk separately from us, our peruvian guide, Hernan warned us officers at the […]