Arenal Santa Cruz

... depending on the size they had anyware between a chicken thigh (small fox) to 3/4 chickens (Leopard, Puma) and for the Vegetarians, bananas, apples, etc. They had a fantastic collection of birds, various different species of Condors and Parrots, along with felines, with Pumas, Leopards and other smaller ones. Alot of animals you dont come accross in European zoos aswell armadillos, monkeys, and sloths, with all the naimals ...

... powerful ways around the world through their stories, but I have also been able to see God through them. We are all made in the image of God, and my sisters and brothers reflect the awesomeness of his beautiful creativity. I am excited that as I go home I have a large list of emails and people to stay in touch with, and the knowledge that I am a part of this great family of God.<br><br>Kristina Toews<br><br>GYS delegate for MC Canada<br><br><br>

... vendors selling street food. The weather was lovely when we visited. This was the only time I didn't eat packaged food after being food poisoned in Uyuni, because for the first time soap and a sink with running water was available in the bathrooms. In the few hours here, we ate sandwiches, icecream, burritos, and donuts. There's nothing like a full belly. And I didn't get sick! <br> Since all the trains ...

... system of South America, we made our epic journey, from Friday afternoon to Sunday night. Arriving at each stop was a bit like a Forrest Gump scene: well, .. we´ve come this far, we may as well keep on going! <br><br>A few high/lowlights of our longest ever busride;<br><br>- arriving Santa Cruz at 2am and having to sleep in the bus carpark till daylight. it was very cold. (the bus ...

... Gonna try the train again tomorrow but if i don´t have any luck i can always just get a bus. Sick of the bloody things though. The amount of time i´ve spent on the bloody things since i´ve been travelling is scandalous. Could have had another hoiday for all the time i´ve been on them. ****ing buses!!! Mind you, after some of the trups i´ve been on i´ll never complain about 3 hours on a train again.

... a while once we were there and walked to a Pizza/Cafe shop that was open to get a drink and we kept our eyes out for the cabbie. But he was nowhere to be seen. So we figured maybe he went back to the airport to try to pick up another passenger. We could try to find him there and give him the cash for our ride. So we took a taxi back to the airport (had to haggle a little more for this, he wanted $60Bs to go to the airport ...

... number of times it derailed in the 1980s. The train is small, just two carriages and takes 13 and a half hours to reach its destination. The set up is a cross between an airline and a night bus, the seats recline a long way, they serve you airplane meals and there is a video playing films - bizarrely they show several very violent movies dubbed in Spanish, considering the families on board you might think that strange but everyone seemed to be lapping it up ...

... off for the final checkpoint. We had two more variables to add to the already tough situation - it was raining and it was dark! I had my headlight on and jacket but it was pretty hard going considering the pathway was slippery and a lot of it was downhill. We actually passed a girl at one point that we later learned had fallen and broken her ankle. I really felt for her as after trekking all that way she never got to see MP!! We arrived at the sun ...

Country number 13, Bolivia - one of the most corrupt in the world - unlucky for Nicholas? Time will tell... The touted 30 plus hour bus ride here actually turned out to be a doddle at just 20 hours. I left Asuncion, without regret, at 7.30 on Tuesday night and slept peacefully until being awoken at around 1.30am at the Paraguayan departure post. This constituted a small stone building in the middle of nowhere protected by a wretched three-legged "guard" dog (he could actually move quite ...

I am dedicating this page to people who are interested in volunteering in Sata Cruz in Bolivia. Please also see my entry on this blog under Santa Cruz for personal insights on my experience. <br><br>Are you from Austria? Have you been searching for volunteering opportunities in Bolivia on the internet? Finding it hard to locate volunteering opportunities? Let me save you some time!!! <br>I was recommended to an organisation called FAMUNDI, (Familias Unidas en ...