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The Thing About Coca
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 24 April 2012
You may not have heard of coca, but these green leaves are a common sight in the Andes region. Whether it is boiled up as tea or held in mouths for hours on end, many men and women from the north west of Argentina to Venezuela couldn’t live without it. And if you’re a Coca-Cola [...]
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Lady in La Paz
Blog: A Lady in London - 13 April 2012
The drive from Lake Titicaca to La Paz, Bolivia is one of the most adventurous I’ve ever experienced. Leaving the town of Copacabana, the road winds through thick green hills and along sapphire waters until it reaches a point where there should be a bridge. But there isn’t. There is only a wide stretch of [...]
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Lady on the Island of the Sun
Blog: A Lady in London - 11 April 2012
It was cold in Bolivia. As my bus wound its way around Lake Titicaca, rain spat at the windows and wind whipped across the roof. Gone was my sunny day on the floating islands in Peru. I was entering a new country en route to the famous Isla del Sol, and I was beginning to [...]
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Three-Day Trek with Condor Trekkers – from Sucre, Bolivia
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 21 March 2012
Having spent a few days in pretty Sucre, I wanted to escape the hustle and bustle of the city for a few days. Condor Trekkers offer treks for all abilities, and as a not-for-profit organisation that invests time and money into local communities, their three-day adventure is the perfect way to give a little something [...]
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Bowled over by Bolivia – Salta to Villazon border crossing
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 12 March 2012
In the lovely northern Argentinean town of Salta, one of the main discussions over the hostel kitchen table is about making the leap into Bolivia. Argentinean bus companies will not take you into the country, so you have to travel to La Quiaca and then walk to La Frontera (the border) before going through security [...]
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Salar de Uyuni – Tupiza to Uyuni, Bolivia, Part 3
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 9 March 2012
This is the final part of a three part account of a Salar trip from Tupiza to Uyuni, Bolivia. Check out Part 1 and Part 2 for the full story! Day 3 We get up before dawn to pack as much into the day as possible. As the sun rises, it’s a stunning drive. Every [...]
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Salar de Uyuni – Tupiza to Uyuni, Part 2
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 9 March 2012
This is the second in the three-part account of a Salar trip from Tupiza to Uyuni, Bolivia. See the previous post for how the story began, and stay tuned for Part 3! Day 2 Everyone is feeling optimistic. Surely today couldn’t be as bad as yesterday? We begin to climb ever higher and the roads [...]
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Salar de Uyuni – Tupiza to Uyuni, Bolivia, Part 1
Blog: Viva Latin America! - 9 March 2012
This is a three-part account of a Salar trip from Tupiza to Uyuni in Bolivia. Stay tuned for more! It’s important to do your research before embarking on a tour of Bolivia’s famous Salt Flats. After reading some hair-raising blogs featuring drunk drivers and ancient vehicles, we decide to go for a four-day trip with [...]
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Travel Photo of the Day: Sunset at Isla del Sol, Bolivia
Blog: Two Backpackers - 11 February 2012
2 Backpackers - Travel Photo of the Day: Sunset at Isla del Sol, Bolivia Subscribe Now -> http://feeds.feedburner.com/TwoBackpackersThe best of Bolivia After a full day of hiking from the north part of Isla del Sol island to the south, we took a rest at a restaurant with an amazing view of Lake Titicaca. The hours passed and the sun began to hide behind the horizon. The sunset slowly revealed some amazing colors [...]
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A Digital Nomad Budget: One Year in South America
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 27 January 2012
To celebrate the launch of our free ebook South America Highlights, it’s South America Week on Never Ending Voyage. We’ve compiled the favourite destinations on the continent of 31 experienced travellers and today we share exactly how much we spent during our one year in South America. We began our new life as digital nomads [...]
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The Best of South America Part 2: Travellers Share Their Tips
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 25 January 2012
To celebrate the launch of our free ebook South America Highlights we asked other travel bloggers to share their favourite places and experiences on the continent. In Part 1 we heard their top tips for Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Brazil and now in Part 2 we move on to Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia. For exhilarating [...]
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South America Highlights: Launching Our FREE Ebook
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 23 January 2012
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60 Tips from Kiva Fellows
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 30 December 2011
Compiled by Kate Bennett, KF16 Peru The sixteenth class of Kiva Fellows has all but left the field- but we're by no means done talking about our experiences. We've collectively spent 422 weeks in the field (just over 8 years!) and worked an estimated 16,650 hours at Kiva field partners around the world.
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Why I Volunteer Abroad (with Kiva)
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 29 December 2011
By Eric Rindal – KF 16 – Bolivia Before I volunteered as a Kiva Fellow in Sierra Leone (May of 2011) and Bolivia (September 2011), I was living in Santa Barbara, California. Imagine: Santa Barbara beaches saturated with color, mansions with the smell of jasmine twisting through the air, and a pace of life only [...]
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The backpack diaries – our top ten South American experiences
Blog: Chronicles of a year-long break-up - 21 December 2011
So this post is a little late – over a year late to be precise – but that’s okay because we still remember every miniscule detail of the trip as if it was yesterday. We’re determined to get back on the blogging horse and we have a few great European posts up our sleeves for [...]
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Fifteen Dreams of Fifteen Kiva Borrowers
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 19 December 2011
By Eric Rindal - KF16 - Bolivia Part of my Fellowship here in Bolivia is to complete two Borrower Verifications (BVs) for two Kiva partner microfinance intuitions: Emprender and IMPRO. During the BV, I ask four questions to verify that the borrower is the real borrower, and I ask one question to understand the Kiva borrower better. This one question: What is your dream for you life or your business, is the most moving part of my Fellowship. I am so inspired by Kiva borrowers. Some of their dreams are simple, some are grand, and others take hold of my heart with profound sincerity.
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Update from the Field: Adapting for Borrowers by Borrowers, Microinsurance +SKFL
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 28 November 2011
Compiled by Jim Burke, KF16, Nicaragua This week’s Fellows Blog focuses on adaptability: Adapting microinsurance to poor households in Indonesia, an MFI in Turkey adapts to the needs of women entrepreneurs, a multifaceted borrower in Nepal adapts to market pressures, and a Kiva Fellow adapts to changing expectations. In a continuation of The Stuff Kiva [...]
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Stuff Kiva Fellows Like #10-17
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 26 November 2011
Compiled by Jim Burke, KF16, Nicaragua We are Kiva Fellows. This is the stuff we like. Here is an insider (often critical, or satirical but always true!) view of what it means to be a Kiva Fellow and promote access to financial services around the world. From party crashing to bazaars to street food, these [...]
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The Wandering Fellow
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 17 November 2011
Eric Rindal - KF16 - La Paz, Bolivia This Monday morning I woke up under new sheets on a small bed in a small room amid warm and verdant Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It took me 30 frantic and confused seconds to piece together where I was as the sun beamed through the cracks in the unfamiliar blinds. The day before I was living across the country for two weeks verifying loan terms of Kiva borrowers. Three weeks before that I was in La Paz, Bolivia for eight weeks creating new Kiva borrower profile templates.
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Updates from the Field: Green Loans, Dark Alleys + On-the-Ground Footage of it All
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 24 October 2011
Compiled by Kate Bennett, KF16, Peru
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Why micro loans; Why small business; and Why poverty
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 16 October 2011
Eric Rindal - KF16 - La Paz, Bolivia Another day, another dollar lost as a volunteer. The first part of my second Fellowship has gone by tremendously fast. I only have two more months left of what will be my seven months as a Kiva Fellow. No longer do I feel like a volunteer, this is now my way of life. At this juncture, after leaving Sierra Leone and entering Bolivia, I ask three questions: Why micro loans; Why small business; and Why poverty. As a Fellow these questions encapsulate most of what I think about. In short, I want to know why things are the way they are.
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Stuff Kiva Fellows Like
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 7 October 2011
Compiled by Jim Burke, KF16, Nicaragua We are Kiva Fellows. This is the stuff we like. Here is an insider (often critical, or satirical but always true!) view of what it means to be a Kiva Fellow and promote access to financial services around the world. From alpaca fur to FSSs to ziplock bags, these [...]
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Same Rung of the Ladder?
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 23 September 2011
Eric Rindal - KF16 - Bolivia After Jeffrey Sachs started talking about ladders, rungs, and poverty, many wondered if there would be an end to poverty. The way he saw it was that if a developing country could just make it to that first “rung” on the ladder, they would reach the global economy and lift themselves from poverty. He augmented this with “clinical economics,” treating developing countries like patients by offering a unique diagnosis, by properly addressing a country’s need.
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100 Greatest Travel Experiences: How Many Have We Done?
Blog: Never Ending Voyage - 17 August 2011
People who hear that we plan to travel forever sometimes ask us if we’ll run out of places to visit. Now we can point them to Wanderlust’s list of 100 Greatest Travel Experiences. The British travel magazine asked readers to vote on what they consider the ultimate travel experiences, as travel is more about the [...]
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Daily Travel Snapshot: Tupiza, Bolivia
Blog: WildJunket - 6 August 2011
A street vendor sells oranges in the market of Tupiza, Bolivia. Click to see more photos of Bolivia.
