060709 - SAMAIPATA, BOL

Hamster arrived early on the 9th while I was still licking my wounds from the night before when I went out with two dutch backpackers to a local reggae night. we partied till the morning, ended up in a strip joint and headed home. There I ran into some crazy guys from Brazil who also stayed at the hostal. Togehter we continued on to some place i cannot recall, but where the local youth hangs out. One bar next to the other. I don't know how long I stayed but sometime I went home... and then I heard the Hamster's voice. Still very much hung-over I managed to pack my stuff and we headed to Samaipata, a refugee place for the cruceños about 2.5hours southwest of Santa Cruz.

Not much to do here, but to relax. A few Germans and Swiss people reside here either as guides for the surrounding National Parks or butcher or cheesemaker. ;o) After being lazy the last couple of days we decided to join an Australian couple for a hike the next day with the "Roadrunners", a german-austrian tourguide-agency located in Samaipata. The pictures speak for themselves...

Bolivian jungle

Impressions from the hike

Hitchhiking in the lush "green"