Bolivia II

Ok. This was my second trip into Bolivia.  The first trip lasted a full month and included, Death Road, the Amazon, Lake Titikaca, the Potosi Silver Mines, the Salar de Uyuni and tracking down Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.  Many of the miles I rode thru Bolivia were on dirt roads of varying condition, sometimes in wet weather, making for much slower than usual progress.  Why should I have thought this time would be different?  After crossing the border from Paraguay, the poorly maintained paved roads immediately turned completely to dirt.  To make matters worse, I ran out of money before reaching a town large enough to have a bank.  But they did have a Western Union - Go figure!  Anyway, I was stuck in a tiny Bolivian town for a day without any money.  Thankfully my sis was kind enough to send me enough to make it to a town large enough to have a bank.  So, what was suppose to be a one day ride from the border to Sucre, tuned into 3 days.  But, it was interesting!  That’s Bolivia for you.

The Bolivian Immigrations Office at the frontier border crossing