View of Rurrenabaque. On the other side San Buenaventura.This is how vehicles are currently transported.Because soon there will be a mighty bridge.
After waiting in Coroico for a few days in vain for a group to join for the Death Road, I then traveled overnight to Rurrenabaque. So to the Bolivian lowlands or Amazon area. A relaxed place on the Beni River. It's also tropical hot, so everything as promised - and also quite touristy. It is the starting point for all tours in the rainforest (Selva) or the Pampas.
The Bolivian version of the infinity pool.At the pool with a view, it was a good place to relax.The local hospital.The church is different here too.'Building a country is a compromise of living, thinking about the future, and taking responsibility for the present.' Well said.The familiar street scene.On the way to Rurre. You could buy freshly grilled food everywhere.The church also looks different here.On the way to Rurre. You could buy freshly grilled food everywhere.
I already got to know the rainforest with all its floral diversity in Peru. That's why we're going to the Pampas for a 3-day tour. Mixed with New Zealanders, Dutch and Bolivians, we take a 2-hour jeep ride to the starting point. Along the way, we see a well-hidden sloth in addition to a lot of dust.
The dusty ride to the starting point.The road was definitely wide.This is a dusty sloth hanging by the roadside. Hopefully, I will be able to take a better photo later.
After that, we only continue by boat. Two hours to the lodge, but essentially it's already more exciting and better than anything promised. Animals upon animals on both sides of the river and above us. Caimans, turtles, capybaras, monkeys, many birds, even a toucan. We've already seen almost everything on the way there alone. And it's true that in the Pampas you can see the animals much easier than in the jungle! This is because everything happens on the riverbank and the trees there. Behind it, there are vast grass and swamp areas that offer little shelter and food.
And then the animal show started with the boat.
The caimans always look mean, even when they are small.Smile please.That was probably the biggest one we have seen.It looks quite funny when they walk.Caiman selfie!It posed again.Unfortunately, the howler monkey was a bit far away. So was this one. There are two species here.But the small squirrel monkeys came much closer.The turtles always looked for a place to sunbathe. Unfortunately, they quickly fell into the water out of shock.Here you can see the colors nicely.It was much more relaxed to observe the capybara here. This is what our tour looked like most of the time. The birds perching and observing.A kind of giant stork.The snake-necked bird in its favorite activity.And then nicely dry the plumage. The parrots were also too far away.But the cardinal came much closer. For all Cardinals fans. ;-)Posing.Taking off.And the cormorant always on the lookout.
What else remains for the second and third day? We go on an anaconda hunt, fish for piranhas, watch the sunrise and sunset, and finally swim with the pink dolphins. So still a lot! From my intention not to take too many photos, since I had already seen most of it in Peru, there is not much left. Constantly, the motifs get better and animals come closer.
Sunset over the Pampas.And the sunrise.Our group on the anaconda hunt.Me on the anaconda hunt.But ultimately, only our guide was successful in the search. A real pro. Very beautiful pattern.You couldn't get so close with the camera. Don't want to get snapped at.The piranha fishing wasn't that successful. But it was enough for a small dinner.Always under observation.Of course, it was difficult to take pictures of the dolphins. They didn't come too close while swimming. But luckily neither did the caimans and piranhas. And then we went back to La Paz by plane. That was just the runway, not the taxiway.
