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Translating Turkish

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

The most absurd things will happen to you when you are traveling — I mean, tell me the following doesn’t seem like some kind of weird movie or theater concoction: we buy tickets for a bus trip from La Paz — the capital of Bolivia — to Arica — the northernmost city of Chile. We [...]

I Was Attacked by a Caiman — And Survived!

Tuesday, March 6th, 2007

… well, long story. We went on a jungle tour to Chalalán ecolodge in Parque Nacional Madidi in the Bolivian Amazon. This is an area that boasts one of the world’s highest levels of biodiversity and is pristine rainforest. Maybe more importantly, since Conservation International helped the local community set up the excellent Chalalán lodge, [...]

The Sky So Blue

Monday, March 5th, 2007

I do not know what it is with the sky in the Bolivian altiplano — but it is bluer than I have ever seen before. Maybe it’s the altitude (you usually hover around 4,000m or 13,000ft)!? I mean, sure, you’ve seen lots of photos with super-natural skies but those are usually achieved in Photoshop or [...]

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