Trisha's posts with tag: bolivia
|  | In 2002, would you believe it?, my application for a Bolivian visa was inexplicably rejected. 3 years later, in 2005, almost with no hope, I tried to apply again. Lo and behold, I was awarded the visa this time.
So, you can imagine how much I treasure being in Bolivia. Nearly always at 3000-4000+m, I told myself to take it easy... From gasping at astounding sceneries like Lago Titicaca and Cordillera Blanca to running along Isla del Sol at 3800+m (blown by the wind, that's why!), marvelling at the costumes and repetitive swirling dances of indigenous locals in La Paz, examining ancient ruins and symbols at Tiwanaku, measuring dinosaur footprints against my own at Torotoro near Cochabamba, collecting cow-dung with my host (don't ask) in Sucre, having dynamites blasted while still in the silver mines in Potosi, and careening across the largest saltpan in the world at Salar de Uyuni. My my, that wasn't so bad, was it?
Special thanks to Henry, Lloyd, Emmanuelle, Alexis, Renaud for their great company while traipsing around this immensely gorgeous and culturally deep country and to Wolfgang and family for letting me stay in their beautiful house. |
Link: http://blogs.bootsnall.com/trisha/May 28, 2005 - Jan 1, 2006 (219 days)
I made an impromptu return back to South America, starting with my gorgeous second city - Buenos Aires.
I meandered up the coast of Brazil, headed upriver into the Amazon before bursting out to Venezuela for some Caribbean sun.
Then, I crossed to Colombia, meeting amazingly friendly people and headed south through Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, encountering wonderful indigneous cultures and stunning landscapes.
A short hop to Chile to visit some old friends and then, back to Buenos Aires to spend Christmas and New Year.
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