here´s just a quicky to say that I am leaving Sucre today to go north east through Cochabamba to a place called Villarroel where apparantly I can get a five day river trip to Trinidad... (all still in Bolivia for those of you who didn´t pay attention in your Bolivian Geography lessons) since I´m assuming that they don´t have internet access in the jungle on the river... I thought I would just say a quick "howaryah" before I go...
This morning I went to see dinosaur footprints from 150 m/billion years ago ... I only did it cos I couldn´t sleep... it was the first time that I have done anything of touristic value since I got to Sucre, but everyone said that it was shit so I wasn´t going to bother.
But I decided to go for it this morning and even got up before 8am to go there. Actually, I have to say that it was pretty awesome... there was a limescale wall which had been flat but was pushed vertical when the Andes were formed.... The plain had been at the bottom of a lake and the footprints were pretty immaculately conserved. (Dinos from the Cretaceos period for the geeks among you).
It was good for reflecting on the dinosaurs and how as much as we like to fictionise them, they actually did "rule the roost" for quite a while... My tranquil ponderings were interrupted by some little bolivian bastard dynamiting the living bejayzus out of the side of some mountain beside us (little did the dinosaurs know that they were walking on what was to become a cement/limestone mine)...
Anyway, am looking forward to the jungle, cos that it was the image that I had of South America all during my planning phase... (was a bit surprised to find snow and desert here to tell you the truth... )... and at least there are no llamas there... (fucking llamas are doing my nutz in!)
Will update upon return to civilisation... adios!
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