June 10 through Bolivia (612 miles in all) takes us through one of the wettest countries on the planet (The home of tropical rain forests in the world, more so than even the Amazon on a per square mile basis), and also one of the most biodiverse. Allegedly 40% of the earth's animal and plant life calls Bolivia home/one of its homes. This includes 20,000 plant species. Not sure if poison ivy is one, but just in case, we stay to the roads.
Though we won't be going there, La Paz, the capital, is the second highest city (in terms of elevation - breathe or more appropriately exhale a sigh of relief, Denver) in the world.
Bolivia is also one of the top 12 places on earth with organic agricultural regions. Between this, the largest iron ore mine in the world and other key minerals including perhaps the largest single deposit of lithium, it is well situated in the future. All it lacks is a gateway to the sea, and it has historically engaged militarily with its neighbors in Chile and Peru to gain that access.
North/northwest we step out of Entre Rios through El Puente, Camargo to Challapata. Then west/southwest to Adolfo Mier along the Avineda Heroes del Chaco road to Turco, Bolivia with the Andes mountains clearly showing in the distance, of course when not covered by clouds.
Though we won't be going there, La Paz, the capital, is the second highest city (in terms of elevation - breathe or more appropriately exhale a sigh of relief, Denver) in the world.
Bolivia is also one of the top 12 places on earth with organic agricultural regions. Between this, the largest iron ore mine in the world and other key minerals including perhaps the largest single deposit of lithium, it is well situated in the future. All it lacks is a gateway to the sea, and it has historically engaged militarily with its neighbors in Chile and Peru to gain that access.
North/northwest we step out of Entre Rios through El Puente, Camargo to Challapata. Then west/southwest to Adolfo Mier along the Avineda Heroes del Chaco road to Turco, Bolivia with the Andes mountains clearly showing in the distance, of course when not covered by clouds.