Archive for the ‘Bolivia’ Tag
Rurrenabaque is Located On the Beni River in Northern Bolivia.
Deboarding the plane from La Paz to Rurrenabaque where we spent the night.
Originally we were scheduled on a morning flight allowing time for us to drive 60 miles into Madidi National Park to an indigenous community where we would start our river journey on the Tuichi River. The later fight caused the drive into Madidi to be delayed to the next day.
After deboarding, we were shuttled to the nearby terminal.
Construction equipment and a billboard were signs a new much larger terminal was under construction.
Rurrenabaque Airport Terminal
Rurrenabaque Airport Terminal
Nearby cafe and restrooms is where a taxi was waiting to transport us to Rurrenabaque.
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Walking Trees, Madidi National Park — Image by kenne
Like so much in the Amazon
Everything seems to be on the
Move as you move through it.
— kenne
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Ty Markey checks out the landscape at the Valley of the Moon (Chick Here for more Images)
Moon Valley, located 6+ miles from downtown of La Paz is where you will find impressive formations, composed mainly of clay were created by the persistent erosion of mountains and by the area’s strong winds and rains.
— kenne
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Matt McGrath with the Cholitas Wrestlers (Flying Cholitas) of El Alto (August 18, 2019) — Images by kenne
Most Cholita wrestlers are Aymara, an indigenous nation residing in the high plains of Andes Mountains. As an indigenous nation, they faced ethnic oppression from the Spanish, forced to perform menial tasks for the aristocrats. In metropolitan La Paz, many Aymara people live in El Alto near the international airport (El Alto International Airport). An impoverished and neglected community the Chola Aymara women began to demonstrate for better schools, health centers, and better security in their neighborhoods. It is this fighting spirit that has formed the essence of the Cholita Wrestling dramatization.
Like American professional wrestling, it’s all about entertainment designed to get the audience involved in the event. I have to say, Ty and Matt enjoyed the chilly night in El Alto more than Tom and me.
— kenne
Cholita Wrestling Slideshow
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Pieces of La Paz, Bolivia — Photo-Artistry by kenne
Pieces of La Paz
Found walking the market streets
Forever with me.
— kenne
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La Paz Street Corner — Image by kenne
Having once worked for the telephone company in the 1960s, poles and wires tend to stand out in my line of vision in this city of many colors and contradictions. Streets lined with wires streaming from nests atop poles are not uncommon in old South American cities, a reflection of the congested streets of people and vehicles.
I learned that most of these wires no longer are being used. It seems that when replacing a line, it’s not taken down — to much trouble.
— kenne
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With the smoke and with the fire, many people muffled and silent
on a street, on a corner,
in the high city, pondering the future in search of the past
— in the subtle entrails, night lightning
in the probing eye, thoughts go to agony
— from “The City” by La Paz Poet Jaime Saenz
Not knowing the purpose of the sidewalk celebration,
still I could feel its spirit among the many
presided over by Illimani—the mountain.
“Illimani is simply there—it is not something that is seen… / The mountain is a presence.” — Jaime Saenz
On The Sidewalk of La Paz, Bolivia — Images and Video by kenne
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Tom, Matt and Ty take in the sights near our hotel in downtown La Paz — Images by kenne
Our first day in La Paz was one of trying to adjust to the altitude and hilly streets without being run over by people and vehicles — most of the streets a narrow and bustling with activity. You learn quickly to move slowly and take your time, which is very important at this altitude (11,942 ft). We started the day with coca teas and leaves while continuing to drinks plenty of water. We were well aware that altitude sickness is not to be underestimated.
La Paz is a beautiful city with a lot of contrasts. There are markets everywhere. The following slideshow will provide a feel of what we experienced walking the street around our hotel.
— kenne
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Cholitas Woman — Photo-Artistry by kenne
It was only a couple of decades ago Bolivia’s “cholitas” were stereotyped and
discriminated against, now riding the crest of a resurgence that has seen them
transform from being “maids of the middle classes” to having real clout in the
economic, political and fashion worlds.
— kenne
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Matt, Ty and Tom with head chef Marsia Taha and the Gustu Resturant staff (August 17, 2019)
Rob Wallace and Tom Markey at Typica Cafe.
Ty and Kenne talking with head chef, Marsia Taha
