The South American Odyssey

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More sights in the jungle
October 26, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
After lunch, we set off again into the jungle. This was a different route than the one we had taken the previous day. We saw some bird nests with babies. Miguel also showed how to use the root of the palm tree to calm the itching of the insect bites.
On the way, when we were thirsty, we stopped and drank from the Cat's Claws tree again.
We also saw a snake's burrow where some animal had thrown the eggs out.Read more
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Tarantulas
October 26, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
The walk continued deeper into the forest. We came across the plant of Hakka Hakka a hallucinogenic species. Miguel showed us how to use it to get a high. The plant needs to be scraped just above the root to get the smell and then to inhale it deeply.
We also saw huhe trees that form the main canopy of the rainforest.
In an area near a stream, we saw many tarantula burrows. Miguel tried coaxing out some of them by simulating some movement near the hole mouth. We saw 3 of them. One of them was as big as the palm of my hand.Read more
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Back at main camp
October 26, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
After a few more minutes of walking we were back at the main camp by around 3:15 pm.
It was extremely hot and there was absolutely no wind at all. Back in the camp, we decided to go for a swim in the river. The water temperature was in the mid 20s but felt very refreshing in the sweltering heat. We enjoyed the swim for about 45 min before going back to the camp.Read more
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The lord of the ring
October 26, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
Back at the camp, we started with the artwork we had been planning to do. The 1st up was a ring made from the small coconut.
The coconut was sawed into ring size cylinder. Then it was smoothed on all the sides and the edges with sand paper. We used 3 different fineness in the sand papers to get a real smooth finish.
After that, a little bit of ash from the cigarette was used to give it a shiny black finish.
There you have it, the ring was ready.Read more
Traveler Really beautiful
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The Craze for Travelling Thanks
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Necklace time
October 26, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
After the ring, it was time for the necklace. The other variety of coconut with multiple holes in it was used for this.
The coconut was sawed into a ring. The coconut pulp was removed from the 3 inner rings. Then it was the same procedure with smoothening of the sides and the edges with 3 different fineness of sand paper. After that the minor coconut pulp strands from the holes near the edges was removed by tapping on them. In the end, the wood was polished by rubbing the coconut pulp to give it a shine.
After that we, passed the thread through the rest of the beads. The last part was the forming of the thread knots between the beads to hold them in place and to space them as well. For this, we had to tie one end of the string to a tree branch and the other to our belt buckle and stretch it while we used the hands to loop the thread pattern. The end result was a fantastic tribal necklace.Read more
TravelerGood idea for start up, there is craze for unconventional stuff.
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The Craze for TravellingIts a lot of hard work
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Tattoo time
October 26, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
After the necklace, it was time for the tattoos. Miguel used the ink we had prepared earlier during the day to make tattoos on our upper arms. The ink was blue and is supposed to last for 10-15 days.
Traveler Hello Patrice Lumumba & Robert Mugambe, time for Calipso.
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The Craze for Travelling 😄😄😄
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Some fun with the red ink
October 26, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
The most appropriate use of the red ink 😉😉😉🤣
Traveler Thank God they did not give live demo.
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The Craze for Travelling ☺️☺️
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The night safari
October 26, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ 🌙 33 °C
After the dinner, we went out to the jungle again for a night trek. It was pitch datka nd besides the cacophony of sounds from the insects and some birds there was complete silence.
We saw a huge spider spinning its web right next to the path. Miguel told us that it was an extremely poisonous species.
Then we saw some baby caymens in the lake nearby, their eyes shining in the glow of the torchlight being reflected by their eyes. Miguel managed to catch one of them amd we took turns holding it to feel the skin before releasing it back into the lake.
During the trek, we also saw a poisonous bull frog. It is quite huge,almost as big as a palm of the hand. Wr also saw a green poison dart frog which has poison on its skin. The indigenous people use the poison to make their darts more dangerous when hunting.Read more
Traveler Strange,you could locate this camouflage frog ,even at night.
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The Craze for Travelling We had an excellent guide
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Wild boar
October 26, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Suddenly while walking, Miguel turned off his torch and instructed us to so the same. We stood there in complete darkness and tried to hear through the jungle sounds for anything unusual. Sure enough, we heard some noises in the undergrowth nearby. We stealthily walked towards the noise without lights. When we turned on the lights, we were directly staring at a medium sized wild boar. It seemed to have damaged its nose and eyes since even after 5-6 min of us switching on the lights, it still didn't realize we were there. Miguel guess that it could be due to some poisonous frog peeing on his face during an encounter.
After the walk, we were back at the camp to sleep early since we had to leave back to Rurrenabaque at 6 am the next morning.Read more
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Pirana fishing
October 26, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
After preparing the inks, we went fishing for piranas in the nearby lake. It was extremely hot in the sun. We tried to keep to the shade. Miguel managed to catch 5 of them. Before we decided to come back to camp so Wiki could prepare them for lunch.Read more
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Off to Rurrenabaque
October 27, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
After getting up at 6 am, we quickly freshened up and were off to Rurrenabaque by 6:30 am. Tge sun just rising above the forest trees and there was still a slight fog just above the water of the river. It was a mesmerizing sight.
3-4 min into the journey, our boat got stuck in the shallows so Miguel had to jump overboard to correct the course of the boat. Otherwise, it was a scenic but uneventful trip back.Read more
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Magical morning journey
October 27, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The light golden rays of the early morning sun cast a surreal effect on the already beautiful surroundings making them out worldly. It was a beautiful journey back.
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Back at Rurrenabaque
October 27, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We stopped on the way to pick up some of the locals near Rurrenabaque.
Once at Rurrenabaque, we went to the French bakery where we had our breakfast. We barely had the time to collect our washed laundry and repack for the next 3 day's trip to the pampas. We didn't get a chance to shower or wash up. Luckily, the bus tickets to La Paz were available in the Escorpion Agency itself, so we bought our tickets for the evening of our return on the 29th Oct.
Then we were off... To the Pampas!!!Read more
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To Santa Rosa
October 27, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
We started from Rurrenabaque at about 9:15 amd and after a journey of almost 4 hours, we arrived at Santa Rosa. The road was mainly dusty and looked like being built into a 2 way highway. We had a short stop over of about 15 min at the halfway point.
Santa Rosa is the gateway to the pampas. From here on the journey is in speed canoes that can seat upto 10 people. We were 8 people including the driver in our boat. All the tour operators reach here and leave from here almost at the same time.Read more
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Off up the Yacuma river
October 27, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
After waiting for almost 30-40 minutes, we were off up the Yacuma river. This part is of the Amazon is very rich in plant and animal life. Within the first 30 minutes, we had seen more animals than we had seen in the past 3 days in the jungle. They all seem to converge at the river shores.
We saw, Capibaras, Caymans, Egrets, Cormorants, Kara Karas, Black Cayman, Coati and many more in our 2 hours of ride towards the refuge.Read more
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Pink River Dolphins
October 27, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
A bit further upstream, we saw the Pink River Dolphins. We stopped at the spot and swam with them for almost 20-30 minutes before moving on. There were Caymans in the area as well but the thrill of swimming with the dolphins was amazing.Read more
Traveler Seems the crocks are very disciplined as tourists could be in water with them without getting harmed.
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The Craze for Travelling Ooo no no no.. They attack if they are big and are provoked
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Caught a turtle
October 27, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Our boat driver caught a turtle that swam near the boat. We all got the opportunity to touch and hold it.
Traveler They donot attack to fill their bellies?
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The Craze for Travelling Only the big ones do.
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Fun with Squirrel Monkeys
October 27, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Traveler Seems squirrel monkeys also donot shave for a week.😜😜
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The Craze for Travelling 🤣🤣🤣
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Squirrel Monkeys & Pink Amazon Flamingo
October 27, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
We also spotted the Pink Amazon Flamingo along the shore. We saw a Koati as well but it ran away a bit too fast to get it on the camera.
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The Escorpion Lodge
October 27, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ 🌬 34 °C
Around 5:15 pm, we reached the Escorpion Lodge. After 3 days in the jungle with no running shower, this place with a shower, a towel and soap seemed like a luxury.
We both had a nice long anticipated shower. Oooo it was good to have this luxury after a long time. The lodge was perfect.
15 min after arrival, we got fresh orange juice and some popcorns.
The guide explained us the plan for the next 2 days.Read more
Traveler You guys should have enjoyed the hammocks.
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The Craze for Travelling Ooo we did.. Quite a few times
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Sunset cruise
October 27, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ 🌬 34 °C
After a while we went a bit further upstream to see tge sunset. It was lovely. There was even provision to have some drinks there.
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Night cruise
October 27, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ 🌬 34 °C
On the way back, we tried to spot caymans and other animals using the reflection in their eyes from our torchlight.
The driver even switched off the engine for a while and let the boat drift under the starry and moon light filled night. It was truly magical.
After coming back, we had our dinner and then relaxer for a while before retiring for the night.Read more
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More animals and birds
October 27, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 35 °C
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The big black cayman
October 27, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
We also the the Black Cayman. This type of Cayman can grow upto 7 meters long. The one we saw mush jave been around 4-5 meters long. It was an impressive sight.
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Squirrel Monkeys
October 27, 2017 in Bolivia ⋅ 🌬 34 °C
A bit further, we saw some squirrel monkeys. They came towards the boat when we stopped. They didn't seem to be afraid of us and jumped on the boat to find food.
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