June 13, 2007
Day 623
Laguna Glaciar Trek Day 1
We got started a little late this morning for some unexplained reason (maybe "It's Bolivia" will suffice), but later we were able to buy all the food we needed at the market. Next we met our guide Olando and walked uphill to the… Read More »
June 12, 2007
Day 622
I didn't want to head right back to La Paz so I decided to rest a day in hopes of finding some trekking partners. It was a good thing, too, because I was feeling pretty sore after yesterday's extra-long walk. Sorata is surrounded by beautiful scenery, but unfortunately there's… Read More »
June 11, 2007
Day 621
I would like to do a four-day trek from Sorata, and I started looking for people to go with as soon as I got here. This has been difficult because the few tourists who are here just want to relax for a few days. For some reason, Sorata still… Read More »
June 10, 2007
Day 620
I jumped on a bus to Sorata today. Actually, it was just a van that seated about fifteen people. When the bus left, all of the seats were filled, but the driver felt he could still do more, so we proceeded to pick up more passengers, who had to… Read More »
June 5-9, 2007
Day 615-619
Going up to high altitude is not an easy thing for me. I feel tired, lethargic, malaise, and can't walk up five stairs without breathing heavily. Luckily this only lasts a few days, and now I think I'm back to normal. I'm planning to do some trekking in the… Read More »
June 4, 2007
Day 614
I took a minibus from Villa Tunari to Cochabamba. It was the first vehicle I had been in for a month other than one night when a bunch of us took a bus to a neighboring town for Chinese food. I found it difficult to leave town after having… Read More »
June 2 - June 3, 2007
Day 612-613
I took a minibus from Villa Tunari to Cochabamba. It was the first vehicle I had been in for a month other than one night when a bunch of us took a bus to a neighboring town for Chinese food. I found it difficult to leave… Read More »
May 25 - June 1, 2007
Day 604-611
Simba must have known that I was going to be leaving soon because he got quite jumpy in my last week at the park. It seemed like every time he had any kind of positional advantage on me he attacked. On top of that, he got… Read More »
May 16-May 24, 2007
Day 595-603
The last week has been more of the same routine. I make the long walk with Nick up to Simba's cage, walk Simba around all day, then return him to his cage before dark. The weather has been miserable lately with at least the last five days being… Read More »
April 30-May 15, 2007
Day 579-594
...Actually, more like letting the puma walk me.
For the next leg of my South American journey, I went to Villa Tunari to do some volunteer work at the Inti Wara Yassi park. It's an animal shelter started in 1996 by Nena Baltazar Lugones, and today it has… Read More »
