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DEA & Macaws (2 of 8)
Jack Simpson Jr. traveled to Bolivia to see the Ll
DEA & Macaws (1 of 8)
Jack Simpson Jr. traveled to Bolivia to see the Ll
Tortuga Travels: Week Six: Uyuni to La Paz, Bolivia
Jenn takes a tour of the Uyuni Salar, Bolivia's "outback", before meeting up with Carrie again for the train and bus ride to La Paz.
Tortuga Travels: Week Seven: La Fin, Bolivia
After a (relatively) quick trip to Lake Titicaca, Jenn reflects on her time in Bolivia: it doesn't make sense, it takes longer than it needs to, but everyone is friendly and it all turns out okay.
Tortuga Travels: Week Four: Sucre, Bolivia
Sunday mornings in Bolivia mean mass and markets. Jenn and Carrie head to Tarabuco, where they prefer to worship the almighty dollar.
Tortuga Travels: Week Five: Potosi, Bolivia
Potosi is the antithesis of Sucre. The major attraction is the old silver mine, Cerro Rico, where Bolivians still work in very dangerous conditions for pitiful wages.
Tortuga Travels: Week Three: Sucre, Bolivia
Jenn and Carrie have found a good rhythm in Sucre: A leisurely breakfast, practicing guitar, drawing, Spanish lessons and watching tourists who seem to have lost their sense of volume and personal spa
Tortuga Travels: Week One: La Paz to Sucre, Bolivia
La Paz is a city of beauty, a city of activity, but most of all a city of karaoke bars and photocopierias. If you think that's weird, try catching a bus.
Tortuga Travels: Week Two: Sucre, Bolivia
Jenn finds her Spanish lacking trying to explain Halloween. She also discovers the joys of Bolivian line dancing.
The Faint of Heart Need Not Apply – Bolivia
The La Paz-Coroico road, reportedly the most dange