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nicole.
A normal bus ride on a local bus in Bolivia sets you back about $1 USD per hour of travel. On these buses, you should expect no toilet, no AC, no padding on your upright seat, no working toilet, bumps so high you catch air, turns so tight you need to hold on to something, indigenous people wearing layer upon layer of thick, colorful clothing and bowler hats, aisles filled with boxes and bags of fruit and vegetables being transported from home to market and vice versa, babies of all ages and the occasional small livestock. Oh, and a few waste bins scattered throughout the bus in case you need to spill your guts at any time.
Our trip to the Bolivian Amazon, Rurrenabaque, started off with a 19 hour bus ride for the low, low price of $8.50...
