1 year of Homeland - Bolivia
12. Juli 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
For 10 months i did a voluntary social year in Bolivia in the name of VOLUNTA, a part of the German Red Cross. It was located in the metropolis Santa Cruz de la Sierra. More than 1,4 billions peopleWeiterlesen
Home of my Guest Familiy
13. Juli 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Condominio "Barcelo" - a gated community for rich people in the north of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. And my homeland for nearby one year in the house of my guest family. Football, basketball andWeiterlesen
Sucre - The capital of Bolivia
16. Juli 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Sucre - We had to spend one or two days in Sucre to get our bolivian visas. But we didn't come in contact with bolivian bureaucracy before. The fact is we stayed in this city for more than 10 days! AWeiterlesen
Some spanish architecture in Sucre
18. Juli 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
You can see here some interesting points in Sucre: the tower of the cathedral, the townhall, a castillo and some other buildings inspired by the spanish conquerors. The spanish influence is real bigWeiterlesen
Some things you can do in Sucre
20. Juli 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
In our ten days we really tried to do a lot in this wondeful city. We walk on the pike of a mountain which sits entrhoned above the city, we went out at night or did some crazy things like bullriding.Weiterlesen
Sucre - Some bolivian life impressions
22. Juli 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Some impressions of bolivian life in the Andes. It's really different to a city like Santa Cruz de la Sierra, which is a "modern" western city. Stay just for a while in Sucre, and you gonna love thisWeiterlesen
Best bolivian ice cream - La Vaca Fria
3. August 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ 🌬 29 °C
Just a real small foo(d)print ;-) , but you have to try it! You wont find better ones!
Schooltime "Británico Santa Cruz"
7. August 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
After my german graduation i went back to school in Bolivia for the first 3 months. It was a good place to find my first friends, learn spanish and see how bolivian life is running.
Chupas - School-organized parties
10. August 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
If you are part of the graduationform in a bolivian school, you have to organize parties, called Chupas. They bring money for the graduation ceremony and they are well known in the big cities ofWeiterlesen
Oriente vs Blooming
27. August 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Two teams playing in the major league of Bolivia, rivals to death. Madrid vs Barcelona is nothing if you compare it to these bolivian matches. Bolivian people are living football!
Bolivian Night Life
3. September 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Going to school there, you will find friends that fast! And if you have friends there, you have to go with them out in every night you're able to! And trust me, going in a club is not that boring likeWeiterlesen
Flood, precipitated by pluvial phase
20. September 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
You have to realize there was a city with more than one billion people, which was completely flooded! The house of my family has been on a small hill, so it wasn't that bad there. But just imagine howWeiterlesen
Hanging around at lagoons to Santa Cruz
14. Oktober 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
The footprint is not really located, the photos show more than one location. This here is just one lagoon of thousand you can find close to Santa Cruz. Hanging around there is one of the things you llWeiterlesen
Journey P.1 - Tramping
15. November 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Bolivia has so much different and great things you can find out. People cultures, places and nature, trust me, you'll expand your horizons!
To travel is a real adventure. Dont take your boringWeiterlesen
Journey P.2 - Villa Tunari
16. November 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
A small village in the outskirts of the Amazonas Area. Pure jungle, hot and sticky weather and tons of mosquitos! But with some nice things you can do/visit!
Rafting-Tour (Journey P.2)
17. November 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Nothing special to say, just a nice experience with a really cool guide!
(Rentable in Villa Tunari)
Journey P.3 - Cochabamba
18. November 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
The fourth-biggest city in Bolivia, located in the low Andean (2300m MSL).
The Jesus-Statue "Christo Redentor" up to the hill is bigger than her famous idol in Rio de Janeiro, you cant believe, true?
Journey P.4 - Tupiza
19. November 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
Just a small village in the south of Bolivia. There rules a dry and hot climate. It's located just 200km away to the Atacama desert, the hottest desert in the world.
And yeah, before you startWeiterlesen
Horse Riding P.1 (Journey P.4)
20. November 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
A 3-day-during horse-riding-tour with a guide through the unique nature around Tupiza. I call it awesome!
Horse Riding P.2 (Journey P.4)
20. November 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ 🌬 31 °C
After some passed kilometers me and my friends met another group of riders. The hard, but awesome day ended in the tiny villiage, where we found a place to rest.
But before going to bed, we climbed aWeiterlesen
Horse Riding P.3 (Journey P.4)
21. November 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
The next day we continued to ride with some aching in the legs. We followed a riverbed and crossed it a few times. At lunchtime we passed "La Torre", a small but really high naturally stone-pillar,Weiterlesen
Journey P.5 - Tarija
24. November 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
After some days in Tupiza without any green nature, it was a pleasure to spend some time in Tarija. This area is well known for wine and is one of the richer cities in Bolivia. We did some wineWeiterlesen
Journey P.6 - Villamontes
27. November 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Villamontes - our last stop of this journey. We spent just 2 days there, because the average climate is officially the highest one in Bolivia. I remembered how 52 degrees made us sweat like aWeiterlesen
Rising the Andes!
25. Dezember 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
If you wanna visit the west of Bolivia, you'll have to pass the highlands of the Andes. My hometown Santa Cruz de la Sierra in the east is at 300m above sea level. The western cites are higher thanWeiterlesen
salt & silver journey p.1 - Potosí
26. Dezember 2012 in Bolivien ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Potosí - once in time one of the biggest cities of the world! More then 90% of the Renaissance silver is coming out of the huge mine in this city, called Cerro Rico. Today this city is in big danger,Weiterlesen











































































































































