Destination: Bolivia

All booked, I'm off to the pampas

Thu, 5 Jul 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [1028] | Comments [3]

Well now! Look who's feeling all better (except for a still-runny nose and a bit of a sore throat, but that's not a big deal at all)! A big group of maybe 15 of us went out last night, dancing until almost 5 o'clock, having a grand old time tearin' ... Read more >

Tags: the great outdoors

wind. lots of wind. and very strong.

Thu, 5 Jul 2007 | By wandorion | Views [806]

I did not know this place could be so windy!  It seriously makes me feel like it is going to knoch me over!  And the dirt flies all over.  The power of it is beautiful, though.  It makes the trees bend in graceful arches.  :) Today I visited the statue ... Read more >

Tags: updates

Whew, I have friends

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [917] | Comments [1]

Okay. So I woke up, moved over to my hostel, but I was a little let down to see I'm in the new Annex, while the patio roof and party place is at the old hostel a couple of blocks away. But whatever, I can head over for drinks and stuff. So I spent ... Read more >

Tags: friends

ha ha - hey!!

Mon, 2 Jul 2007 | By wandorion | Views [679]

Wow, it`s been a little while since I have been on here - sorry about that.  I have enjoyed just being in places too much to run to the computer all the time (though I am still working on school essays).  This past weekend I went out to San Ramon and ... Read more >

Tags: updates

Get better!

Mon, 2 Jul 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [561]

Ugggh okay, having a brutally bad head cold while in the highest capital city in the world is NOT fun. I did manage to go out today to the Witch´s Market, though, and was that unique! Llama fetuses, dried toads, other mysterious carcasses...definitely ... Read more >

Tags: doctors, hospitals & health

Could sure you some SLEEP!

Sun, 1 Jul 2007 | By kirstenroche | Views [1184] | Comments [2]

Getting from Cusco to Bolivia is a lot harder than you'd think. We booked our buses through the hostel's tour agency, Inca World. NEVER USE THEM. I'm not even going to bother typing out the other things that went wrong, but basically we arrived at ... Read more >

Tags: misadventures

Gallery: Uyuni Salt Flats

Sun, 1 Jul 2007 | By jiff | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Worlds Most Dangerous Road 2

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 | By jiff | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Bolivia

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Photo Gallery

Uyuni Salt Flats

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 | By jiff | Views [693]

From La Paz I headed south to Uyuni to visit the largest salt plains in the world. This place is spectacular but at night in winter the temperature drops to below -20 degrees. The bus there was one of the worst I´ve ever taken. Cost $9 for a 13 hour ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Worlds Most Dangerous Road

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 | By jiff | Photo Gallery

Mountain Biking the Worlds Most Dangerous Road

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 | By jiff | Views [2396]

I signed up for a bike ride on the Worlds Most Dangerous Road which goes from La Cumbria (4800m altitude) all the way down to Yosolo 1200m just near Coroico. That was a 3600m decent and 64km downhill. That´s the type of bike ride I like. They took us ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Cinco days en Bolivia

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 | By lima_llama_loo | Views [366] | Comments [1]

Firstly we journeyed to Sun Island (an island on Lake Titicaca, Bolivian side) with a guide named Gonzalo.  Yet another hike viewing ruins along the way (everyone has a ruin to show us and they all want us to hike 2 hours to get there - seriously, after ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Lake Titicaca

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 | By jiff | Views [765]

From Cusco I caught a bus to Puno on the Peru side of Lake Titicaca. This is a giant inland lake at 3820m altitude. The highest navigatable lake in the world it was claimed. Puno was pretty non descript place, but I joined a tour and caught a boat ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Lake Titicaca

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 | By jiff | Photo Gallery