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In a previous post I mentioned a trip down to the Bolivian tropical region called “Los Yungas”. We stayed in an 80 year old castle, but the real interest was in the trails.
When we unpacked we headed straight for the path that borders a small village and heads down to the river. There were a bunch of butterflies, lots of grasshoppers and other small bugs, but surprisingly very few biting bugs. The kids loved it and even though the path teetered on the edge of the abyss at times the trotted along without fear. Even the bridge made of rebar and fencing wire (which my son claimed was tin foil) was crossed with more trepidation from us parents than the 3 and 5 year old.
We passed about 20 minutes with the kids playing in the pools before heading up the trail for a nice lunch.
That afternoon my daughter and I headed off to another trail that lead us through fields of flowers, through jungle, past coffee and orange-like plants until we hit a “Tibetan bridge” (read 2 wires with some square boards stapled to it and 2 more wires for hand rails). My daughter wasn’t daunted by it at all. She trotted across over the rushing torrents and merrily went on her way.
The rest of the trail was somewhat uneventful as we came out at the river and wandered around looking for tracks (human or otherwise) in the sandy areas between the rocks.
Having satisfied ourselves with our accomplishments, we headed back for some board games inside and a tour of the antiques and history of the castle.
Check out this short video of my trip with my daughter across the Tibetan bridge.
