Backpackers Santa Cruz Hostel

... with the Mennonites<br>came some Japanese rice farmers and a small group of influential<br>nazis. <br><br><br>James Pratt, our cycling pal (who we<br>have yet to meet) we've been tailing (we're leading now since we took<br>the bus to Bolivia) since Venezuela, we have discovered has met up<br>with Sonja and Aaldrich our other cycling pals we met in Colombia. <br>Jeez it's a small world. We're kind of hoping that seeing as we're<br>all heading for la Paz, albeit from ...

... painful way. Another puma would barely feel it through its fur and skin, but we`re a bit more fragile, and thus jumping is actively discouraged and playing with them as `equals` is banned.<br><br>After that, it all really became somewhat routine. I was allocated 2 Capuchin monkeys, Chemuchin and Mema, for my weekly job. Dailies changed daily, I livened up brekkie with porridge, walked Carlos with B1 in the mornings and by myself in the afternoons. <br><br>B1 left Carlos after ...

... at the hostel. Arriving at around 3 in the afternoon, it was probably the greatest experience of my life. Absolutely the greatest bike ride of my life, and for only 35 dollars it was pleasing to my wallet.<br><br>Even more....the bus ride up.<br><br>Thankfully we did not take the bus back up the death road, but problems still lie ahead. After a few hours in the bus, nearing la paz high in the mountains we meet up with snow. Excited to ...

... også et kvinnesenter som er organisert av en kristen organisasjon, det er et slags krise og utdanningssenter som jobber veldig profesjonelt med profesjonelle psykologer, kurs og workshop for å få seg noe "utdanning", har tilbud for terapi osv. De har også radiostasjon, og vi fikk tilfeldigvis anledning til å fortelle om Living Letters- som teamet vårt heter.<br> Natt til mandag reiser vi til La Paz...<br>

... through. So at first they didn't really know what to do with us. So they stuck us over behind the counter while they called in another immigration official (he was probably sleeping somewhere in airport) and finished up the line of Brasilians and Bolivians that were on our plane. Now once the official got over to us, things progressed quickly. We had our paperwork, vaccine record, onward ticket (for later in the morning ...

... Bolivianos left and don't want to take out more so am focussing on doing nothing until I can fly to Buenos Aires tomorrow! Spent this afternoon hanging out in the main square, reading and enviously watching some local guys play chess at specially constructed tables with built-in chessboards. I wished I had someone to play with but didn't have the nerve to challenge any of the locals to a game!

... was very little to see. We walked through the local markets and then resigned to the pub. After landing at the border we had yet more problems as the immigration office was also blockaded. As we needed an exit stamp from the country we acquired one illegally at a price...by now though we would have paid anything to get out of Bolivia.

... the campsite. Once at the campsite we we were again greeted by our tents already being erected and food being prepared by our "super-porters". I also aggravated an old injury that first came to light when I was road running in Chile, when honoring a drunken bet with a Norwegian girl. The ligament to the left of my left knee just seems to want to make my leg buckle. I was very grateful when I arrived at the site and the days trekking was over. We ...

... up to much here. We checked into a hotel and decided to recuperate after our jungle exploits. We did a good bit of walking around the city, and it is actually a really nice city. There is a big plaza in the middle and you would think that you are in Europe, not one of the poorest countries in South America. Although Santa Cruz is meant to be the ...

... the foundation money so that next month every family could receive a portion of fruit along with their current portions. I am also returning in 2 weeks and am taking and taking 90 of the kids to the Circus!!! Will be unreal and a real treat for them!!! <br><br>If you have found this page by search engine and are interested in volunteering with FAMUNDI please see my other entry called info for Volunteers in Santa Cruz, Bolivia where i ...