We flew out from Cusco to Puerto Maldonado on a quick 25 minute flight which saved us about 16 hours on a bus. The heat upon arrival at the airport was intense at approx 30 degrees which was a lot higher than the approx 12 degrees that we've had for the past two weeks. Upon arrival we were collected by the tour company (Eco Amazonia) large tour trucks with open windows. We were then taken to the office of Eco Amazonia where the rest of the group were able to r...

We had an interesting border crossing from Bolivia into Peru. When we stamped into Bolivia the immigration police marked our stamp ST which means slip not required. However when we reached the border with Peru the immigration police insisted that we had a slip and we must pay 20 Bolivianos (1.50 GBP) before we could leave the country. We kept pointing to the words ST and insisted we didn't have to pay but they wouldn't have any of it. Unfortunately our guide ...

We arrived into La Paz at about 11.30 after our long journey from Uyuni. Hotel seems nice enough and has again really hot water with the power shower. We're both really tired and just rested for an hour before our guide took us out somewhere to eat. They have siesta time during the middle of the day when most shops are shut, and that combined with it being Sunday made it really hard to find somewhere close to eat. We all felt like something quick to eat that...

We had an interesting 6 and a half hour journey to from Potosi to Uyuni. The buses in Bolivia are definitely a step down from Brazil with people standing in the aisles for most of the journey. Seats reclined at one time in the buses life but now were just fixed or broken. No aircon and our window unfortunatly didn't open and when the man who was standing in front of the roof vent decided he was cold it meant that we were cooking hot for the last few hours of t...

We made it to Potosi with minimal problems caused by the strike. The teachers were striking in Sucre, and when that happens they block all of the roads out of the city. Road block consisted of hugh mound of dirt covering the road and the teachers were all standing in a group and appeared to be having some sort of rally. We were told the transport department is deciding if they should strike as well and join the teachers. Travel is likely to get harder if that hap...