By Opinion: The municipality of Toro Toro consolidated this month the incorporation of paragliding as its newest tourism product. The activity was officially inaugurated at the viewpoint of the Hacienda Loma community, a strategic spot that now serves as a takeoff zone for visitors. The objective of this initiative is to diversify the National Park’s…
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Prop up your Instagram at the Bolivian Salt Flats: UYUNI, POTOSI
Jessica Lindsay reports for Metro: Prop up your Instagram at the Bolivian Salt Flats Did you even go on holiday if you don’t get some top quality pictures for the ‘gram? Making memories is what holidays are all about, but being able to laugh about those memories forever is just as important. If that’s your motto…
Lost Tourist Says Monkeys Saved Him in the Amazon
Elizabeth Unger writes for the National Geographic: Lost Tourist Says Monkeys Saved Him in the Amazon Locals believe the young man angered forest spirits—before he disappeared mysteriously for nine days—but he is just glad to be alive. [to watch the above video, please use the link down below] RURRENABAQUE, BOLIVIAIn the Bolivian Amazon, where…
Cyclist plunges off 300ft cliff along Bolivia’s Death Road after losing control of her bike… but miraculously SURVIVES after landing on a tiny ledge
Julian Robinson reports for MailOnLine: Cyclist plunges off 300ft cliff along Bolivia’s Death Road after losing control of her bike… but miraculously SURVIVES after landing on a tiny ledge Maria With Hoen had joined an expedition along notorious Death Road in Bolivia The 21-year-old’s push bike hit a rock sending her over the edge of…
Mountain biker conquered the Bolivian “Road of Death”
Stu Hunt writes for Nelson mail: From Bolivia to Nelson: Kiwi mountainbiker who conquered the “Road of Death” returns home When Alistair Matthew first moved to Bolivia he knew four words of Spanish he’d gleaned from kids cartoon Speedy Gonzales. But by the time the pioneering mountainbiker moved back to New Zealand last year after…
Salt, sand, sky: A Bolivian 4×4 adventure
Sarah Duff, reports for CNN: Salt, sand, sky: A Bolivian 4×4 adventure (CNN) Landlocked Bolivia has much to offer travelers, from the wildlife-rich Amazon rainforest to treks in the Andes mountains. One of its lesser known highlights, however, is a remarkable 4×4 journey through the altiplano (high plains) in Bolivia’s desert southwest, close to…
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