Hotel Sucre
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San Ignacio de Velasco
Our bus dropped us off late in the evening, but thankfully we were able to bypass the street drunks and find the Hotel Sucre. Our room was very modest, and the bed just about passable, but we had a base for a few days at least.
San Ignacio tested our planning skills as we attempted to work out how best to visit its church and those of a …
Oruro - Zwischenstopp auf dem Weg nach Tupiza
Hey,
wir sind gerade aus La Paz in Oruro angekommen und machen uns nach einem kurzen Zwischenstopp morgen schon wieder auf den Weg nach Tupiza um von dort aus eine viertaegige Tour zu starten. Mag also gut sein, dass wir uns einige Tage nicht melden.
Gruesse!
Jessi und Flo
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Gnarly Tunari
... opportunity to immerse ourselves in the local culture, of which food always plays a major role.
The fiesta that night was a great success, with every member of our team serving their respective host families food and drink. The music even had some of our group members up on their feet, struggling to put on an adequate interpretation to a traditional Bolivian dance.
The next day, Friday, was our last in ...
PERU; BOLIVIA LOVE
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Heading to Cusco was quite the long journey but it was sure worth it! After 22 hours on a bus I finally made it to Cusco in one piece. It is such a beautiful city! One thing I will not miss about Cusco is the hassling. Every few minutes you will walk pass a native and get offered a massage, earrings, tours, busses, paintings and much more of the like. It is incredible how often it happens. Other than that it was amazing. I had such a wonderful time. I got to meet up with ...
Carnaval Carnage
The 2nd day of the Oruro Carnaval tour turned out to be a bit of a sham. The guides didn't do anything, we went on no excursion as promised and they almost forgot to book the bus tickets home.
I woke up at the crack of dawn (around 9am), hungover and needing the loo. Buggerit. So, I dragged myself off the floor, head thumping and stomach turning, ran across the ...