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Author Archives: Harry
Salar de Uyuni and the South Western Circuit
The Salar de Uyuni is without a doubt Bolivia’s premier tourist attraction. Visited by hundreds of tourists from around the world each day, the world famous salt flats are a spectacular sight to behold. This surreal, alienesque landscape features in countless travel blogs, … Continue reading
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Tagged backpacking, Bolivia, salar, salar de uyuni, salt flats, tourism, Travel, uyuni
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The Pope visits Bolivia
Pope Francis recently visited La Paz and Santa Cruz as part of an eight day whirlwind tour of South America’s poorest nations, although sadly he only spent about four hours in La Paz due to medical concerns regarding the high altitude. This is probably fair enough, … Continue reading
It’s McBack
Good news for those who enjoy the occasional Big Mac – McDonald’s has announced that they will be returning to Bolivia in 2015. The first restaurant is expected to open in Santa Cruz and, if successful, other franchises will pop up around the country. … Continue reading
Animal Rights
The issue of animal rights was a hot topic in Bolivia last month after a woman in Cochabamba became upset with a neighbor’s dog that entered her property and ate one of her chickens. Rather than reporting the incident through official channels (which are notoriously … Continue reading
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Tagged animal cruelty, animal rights, animals, Bolivia, cruelty, La Paz, poncho rojo, rights, satanic cult
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Ayahuasca – the vine of the soul
An ancient indigenous healing remedy, Ayahuasca is a mixture of Amazonian plants which culminate in the release of DMT, a powerful hallucinogenic compound. By themselves, these components have no effect on the human brain. But when the crucial Ayahuasca root is … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, ayhuasca, Bolivia, DMT, hallucinogenic, indigenous, jungle, plants, psychedelic, shaman, trippy, vine of the soul
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Cars and Driving in Bolivia
Car ownership is comparatively uncommon in Bolivia, with private vehicles generally being reserved for transportistas and the economic elite. Nevertheless, if I did happen to earn enough money to buy a car here, I probably wouldn’t want to drive it anyway. … Continue reading
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Tagged automobiles, Bolivia, cars, driving, driving atittudes, Expat, GTA, La Paz, license, modifications, stole, theft, thefy
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Local Elections and Travel Restrictions
Another election weekend has just passed, this time for both regional governance and mayoral elections which are held simultaneously across the country. Evo Morales’ MAS (Movement Towards Socialism) suffered severe losses in key regions, most notably losing regional governance in La Paz … Continue reading
Posted in politics
Tagged Bolivia, dry law bolivia, elections, Evo Morales, ley seca bolivia, local politics, MAS, politics, restrictions
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The Day of the Sea (El Dia del Mar)
Bolivia hasn’t always been a landlocked country. Many years ago, its borders stretched all the way to the Pacific Ocean, occupying a vast desert landscape once known as Litoral. Sadly, Bolivia lost its precious coastline to Chile in one of … Continue reading
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Tagged battle of the pacific, Bolivia, chile, day of the sea, dia del mar, Evo Morales, history, politics
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Bolivian cuisine: The good, the bad and the ugly
Some optimistic bloggers use adjectives like delicious, mouth watering, and scrumptious to describe Bolivian cuisine. I might use similar words to write about Thai, Indian, Italian, or Turkish. But Bolivian? I think bland, boring, and dull are much more accurate. I’m … Continue reading
The Bolivian Medical System – at least it’s cheap
While the medical system in Bolivia is miles behind those of the west, our current socialist government ensures everyone can afford to get some basic care. Unfortunately, however, when I say basic I really mean basic. Bolivian nationals are all … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolivia, health, hospital, medical care, medicine, private system, public system
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