Bolivia Pics - boliviapics

Janaki and Iglesia San Roque
A church down the street from our hotel

Calle Rene Moreno
A street near our hotel. You can see the Cathedral in the background

Cathedral de Santa Cruz
The Cathedral in the city_s Principal Plaza at night

Col. Ignacio Warnes
A statue in the main plaza of a hero of the war of Independence against Spain

Chillin in the Plaza
It is not uncommon to see people alone with their thoughts here

Chess game in the Plaza


Juggler
This boy juggles for money in the Principal Plaza...he was very skilled

Avenida Las Americas
This is the median of a major Avenue here

Futbol Stadium


Typical graffiti in Santa Cruz
It reads "Long live autonomy without highlanders"

Iglesia San Andres


Toboroche vs. Trevor
Needless to say Trevor won

Micro buses
Micro drivers are impressive with there multitasking skills and alertness

Janaki and Madre India statue
We_re obsessed with getting pics with all the random statues here. More to come.

No option
Autonomy yes...or yes.

No parking
Apparently horses are exempt

La madre and trevor
Another day in Santa Cruz, another staue to be photographed

Palacio de Justicia
Or the "Palacio de Injusticia" as Crucenos like to call it

Kids in Park Arenal
While the rest of the city is dead on Sundays places like this park are busy

Park Arenal
Aww, like Bowness Park in Calgary only slightly more tropical

Park Arenal Lagoon


Policia National
Heavily armed police near a school...interesting

Picket fences with a twist
Compound walls here almost always have these huge spikes or similar deterrants

Janaki in a hammock
After lunch at Alejandro_s place...a little siesta

Trevor in a hammock


outskirts of Santa Cruz
Sometimes it is hard to believe all this is in the same city

Rough roads
A view from the backseat...its hard to show how bumpy the ride was

Abandoned Train Station
It was built in the 1930s but has not been used in many years

Countryside greenery


Horse traffic


Patch of jungle


Cows on the move


Roaming cock
ha ha. Okay feeling a little immature today

Farm
One of the larger agricultural complexes that we saw on our way to Ascencion

Field


Guarayos farm


Hill side


Countryside hut
A fairly typical rural dwelling

A hill
Had not seen one of these in a while being in the flat Santa Cruz city

village
A village as seen from the jeep

Highway vendor
Supplies sold for that long drive or up to 2 hour wait at the railway crossing

The railway


River from the bridge
The river is looking low now but just wait till the rainy season

Mold
Could not do it without you. No, really.

busted filter
One of our early failed attempts

first working filter
Is it not beautiful?

Alejandro Moistening Filter
Our first working filter! A little water ensures little holes get closed.

The park entrance
Straight off the highway and into our hearts

Juan and a friend
This was our guide, Juan. He was very knowledgeable and oh so patient!

Flower


Toboroche hueca
This 125 year old Toboroche tree started hollowing. The opening is called hueca

Toboroche
Here is the same tree from the other side

Welcome to the Jungle
As predicted, Juan had lots of fun and games for us.

The jungle canopy


A jasmin plant


Posing lizards


Small lagoon


Bolivian flag inspiration
These flowers have the same colours as the Bolivian flag: red, green and yellow

Trunk with vines
Tarzan would be very excited

The Main Stage


Questionable Cow


Trevor with Questionable Cow


Dancing in the Street


Germ��n and Elva - Autonomistas
The wall reads "If you support autonomy, sign here"