RARO Bolivia

Noniin, hyvällä tahdilla tulee päivitettyä blogia, palataan jälleen maittain taaksepäin. Tällä kertaa vuorossa Bolivia. Mitä tiedätte Boliviasta? Ette mitään? Ei hätää, en minäkään ennenkuin Ari ilmoitti, että haluaisi nähdä kelluvat saaret ja Uyunin suola-aavikon. Tämä maa on ansiokkaasti "maailman korkein järvi"tms maa, pirun kylmä ja vuoreikas maa jossa mun vuoristotauti jatku ja passi katos pääkaupungissa La Pazissa, eikä päästy eteneen Buenos Airesiin niin pian kun oltais voitu, mut ei hätiä mitiä, huvia riitti (ainakin jokskuks aikaa) ja Hollannin suurlähetystö sai mulle ETD:n eli emergency travel documentin, jolla luojankiitos pääsin ylittään rajan Argentinaan. Tuli tehtyä myös henk.koht bussissa-olo ennätys neljän päivän aikana, yöbussit säästää mukavasti kukkaroa yöpymiskustannuksissa:

La Paz- Uyuni 17h,
Uyuni- Villazon 18h
Villazon- San Salvador de Jujuy 6h
San Salvador de Jujuyn- Buenos Aires 24h

Bussissa tutustuttiin ranskalaisiin sisaruksiin Celineen ja Nicholakseen sekä colombialaiseen kundiin. Tehtiin kaikki tuttavuutta Rosariolaiseen kaveriin, joka teki paikallis jokihirviöstä dokkaria ja meidän neljään päivään pesemättömät hiukset pääsi dokkariin todistamaan, että tiedämme totuuden "Sabemos la verdad!" Jaana-Margetta Järvinen ja Mikko Harju eivät päässeet haluamallaan järvellä naimisiin, koska hallitus esti sen :( http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=147645091964602

Nyt Buenos Airesissa viimeinen viikko vierähtää käyntiin ennen pikaista paluuta Meksikoon noutamaan matkalaukkua ja koulupaperia ja sieltä jatkolennolle Eurooppaan. Eurooppaan ympäripyöreästi siksi, että muutan Madridiin, miksi? en tiedä sitä itsekkään, kaupunki kutsuu mua!

Nyt raro, eli outo bolivia, olkaa hyvä!

The first sights of Bolivia, actually after Peru everything seemed to be more green and in the customs music was played and the spirit was more relaxed. This picture could be from anywhere.

aasi! sori oli pakko :(

Our buss got a curious ride while the passengers were transported by boats

Local transportation 1,5 bolivianos = 15cent

Before the actual cholitas wrestling show, we enjoyed the entertainment westling made by men

Now the actual stuff, local women wrestling! The story was the same in every mach. A classical good vs. evil and the bad judge who always took the bad side and kicked the good one as well. Skirts were flying and hair pulled out! We were forced to buy a tourist ticket, of course much more expensive but with some snacks. The locals and the tourists had to sit in different seats as well. Tourists in the front roww and locals more back.

Banco de la fortuna <3 In Bolivia youd have to be cautious of many things.. My passpost was stolen in the street while I was taking a raxi by a local woman = cholita and had to coperate with the Dutch embassy. Luckily diplomatic exists in European Union and they were helping me out.

When I finally got my ETD, we were free to move towards Argentina but everything is not so easy in a developing country that is harrast by a wet season. Crossing a tiny river.

kavabungaaaaaaaaa

The graveyard of the trains in the desert

The salt desert in Uyuni, Bolivia

cubic salt!

Our buss was supposed to leave at 8 in the evening but got delayded until 12, luckily we had entertainment and the travel agency lady let us stay inside the office until she got arrenged other buss from other town where the drivers were already enjoying beer.

I M M I G R A T I O N     Bolivia - Argentina. This procedure took us about 5 hours. Nothing wrong, there was just one officer taking care of the immigration to Argentina and two lines that in the end formed one line. First the officer in argentinan desk said that with my documents I could not enter Argentina. After explaining what happended (passport got stolen etc) the officer went to talk with his boss and told that I shoul get a departure stamp of Bolivia to my ETD instead in my police report. In Bolivian side the officer tried to trick me 25 USD for putting another stamp but I managed to get it for free in the end and finally step into the land where there is soap in the toalets!

I M M I G R A T I O N     Bolivia - Argentina. This procedure took us about 5 hours. Nothing wrong, there was just one officer taking care of the immigration to Argentina and two lines that in the end formed one line. First the officer in argentinan desk said that with my documents I could not enter Argentina. After explaining what happended (passport got stolen etc) the officer went to talk with his boss and told that I shoul get a departure stamp of Bolivia to my ETD instead in my police report. In Bolivian side the officer tried to trick me 25 USD for putting another stamp but I managed to get it for free in the end and finally step into the land where there is soap in the toalets!