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RE: Is Aerosur Still Operating?

by Standanista 12 May 2012

Currently at VVI and they're running services to Cobija and La Paz at least. As the saying goes, dead but they won't lie down. Good…
RE: Entry problems due to existing stamps and visas- Advice needed please!

by Standanista 09 January 2012

#3: I was thinking the same. At the very least I would expect and demand that Morales is there to meet you at the airport. :) For Bolivia,…
RE: wifi in Bolivia and in Rurrenabaque

by RichardWeiss 20 December 2011

Wow there are a lot more responses than when I last came. I am definitely headed to Rurra (and then hopefully Cobija and Puerto Maldonado…
Brazil to Bolivia land crossings

by jdfowl 29 October 2011

Hello, I´m interested in crossing from Brazil into Bolivia at either the Cobija or Guajara-Mirim crossing. My main question is, as a…
Re: Puerto Maldanado - Riberalta - Rurre (by any means, preferably boat)

by sistinas 05 September 2011

Hola, we just did Puerto Maldonado - Rurre by the way of Chive, Cobija, Riberalta, Rurre: In Puerto Maldonado (PM) all you can do is…
Re: choice of country

by viajera 19 August 2011

There are SO many things to do in Bolivia, I say stick to your guts and go to Bolivia. Not sure about renting a car, but driving should…
Peru - Bolivia - Brazil - Advice?

by amy35 01 July 2011

Hello all, I am planning a trip to South America in September, starting in Peru and ending in Brazil. I have never done any real travelli…
Re: malaria/doxycycline in bolivia, probably unnecessary, correct?

by Erik07 15 March 2011

Peachfront, I agree with your argumentation in your original post (question) and with your conclusion in your reply # 2. But: 1. It all…
Re: Crossing to Peru via the Madre de dios River

by markino 02 March 2011

Hi dear friend You can do this: Option1: Fly from La Paz to Cobija, the next day you have to make a local bus from Cobija to Puerto Chi…
RE: BOLIVIA: Indefinite National Transport Strike From Midnight Tonight

by jamesbrunker 29 December 2010

Thanks Threeshire for #49, I'm now stuck with a slightly disturbing image of Franklin Duran lumbering around in whites......! Darts, sumo…
RE: What city in Bolivia is best?

by Standanista 17 December 2010

I like Santa Cruz and I like the people; they're more open than in the west of the country. Ditto Trinidad, although it's very small…
RE: Has the malaria risk in Bolivia changed ?

by Standanista 08 November 2010

I also have spent several months in lowland Bolivia and have never taken antimalarials or known of anyone who's contracted malaria, BUT…
Has the malaria risk in Bolivia changed ?

by Erik07 06 November 2010

There have always been conflicting views on the malaria risk and the need for prophylactic drugs (malaria prevention tablets), but in…
RE: Crossing from Chile (San Pedro) into Bolivia

by jamesbrunker 28 August 2010

#6 I thought his main account was in Challapata, along with those in Cobija! Interesting prog on TV this am about the contraband car trade…
RE: Brazilian visa for Aussie without firm itinerary

by bergamoand 20 August 2010

According to a lot of posts, it isn't indeed that hard to get a Brazilian visa at consulates in South America. Just to clarify, there…
RE: Is Santa Cruz, Bolivia a good place to live?

by Standanista 21 June 2010

I lived 3 years in La Paz - it doesn't fit your climate needs but is ok on the others. The protests are generally no major hassle since…
RE: travelling from cobija (bolivia) to puerto maldonado (peru)

by afz 19 April 2010

I've never done it but bus transport should be no problem from Cobija to Puerto Maldonado. In Puerto Maldonado you can either fly to Cusco…
Re: travelling from cobija (bolivia) to puerto maldonado (peru)

by Erik07 17 April 2010

Apparently you want to go from eastern Bolivia - probably via [Santa Cruz|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_de_la_Sierra] - to [Cuzco|…
RE: help! urgent - what is internet access like in bolivia?

by aufheben 04 March 2010

Terraza Cafe and Cafe Alexander (several locations each) in La Paz have good Wifi. Cafe Alexander in Santa Cruz, also. Smaller towns (e.g.…
Re: Dengue reported in Pando

by Threeshire 18 December 2009

I agree with other posters that there is likely to be an increase in cases during the coming wet months. Take the standard aanti-mozzie…
Dengue reported in Pando

by jk101 18 December 2009

I hate to bring this up, but given that large swaths of Bolivia are wetlands/lowlands, you might be interested in this. A report in La…
Re: Maleria Tablets

by duetrie 12 November 2009

If you stay in the high part of Bolivia you definately dont need to take any tablets. If you go to the jungle there are certain places…
RE: Puerto Maldonado to Puerto Pardo, Puerto Heath, Chivé

by aufheben 25 March 2009

Thanks, Curt. Good to hear from you. I bet Africa in the 70's was incredible! Things are different today with the Internet everywhere…
Puerto Maldonado to Puerto Pardo, Puerto Heath, Chivé

by aufheben 22 March 2009

Many thanks to the previous poster who fleshed out the trip on the rió Madre de Dios in Bolivia. This post is to detail it out a little…
RE: Referendum in November in Bolivia

by jamesbrunker 15 November 2008

I think #7 means Pando / Cobija rather than Potosi having a State of Emergency in force. Potosi is fine as far as I know. Pando is right…