The World's Highest Large Body of Water Lake Titicaca has various islands and shoreside towns that you can visit. On the Bolivian side, we went to Copacabana. It's a pretty relaxed little town, which i'd say is half geared towards tourism and half towards a catholic pilgrimage. We splashed out on an awesome BnB for the two nights we were there. It's made up of about 10 self contained units, designed in an under-the-sea theme. Our little house was 3 stories wi...

Chalalán Ecolodge and the Madidi National park Amazon Basin Our flight took us into the heart of the Amazon basin and only took 30 minutes on the friendly Amaszonas Airline. It was my favourite takeoff of all time, made special because of la Paz' priveledged height (3660m above sea level) and its extra thin air. There isn't sufficient air pressure to allow the plane to lift, so despite enormous speed down the runway it does not rise, but sort of shoots off the...

Strange Times in La Ciudad de Nuestra Señora de La Paz Acontecimientos Raros en La Ciudad de Nuestra Señora de La Paz -Aka Wresting Chollitas, Death Road, Haircare and Llama Foetuses As you enter, the first glimpse from the bus window will give the hint that La Paz is unlike any other place. The central CBD sits in the deepest part of a huge valley and the rest of the orangey hued buildings, (unfinished and unpainted to avoid taxes) sprawl the sides of the ...

If it looks pretty, it doesn't mean it smells pretty. The scenery in the Eduardo Avarao National Park is something to write home about. Hot geysers spurt boiling water from the earths core. A generous scattering of alpacas and volcanoes provides the backdrop - one volcano was even spewing smoke. And the dark blue lakes are so still they reflect the dusty pink flamingoes and snow capped mountains like mirrors. But, IMHO, the stench of Sulphur is not a great pairi...