Did you know Jayne is a modern day "Goldilocks" except it was four bears she was looking after? She couldn't quite believe what they had for breakfast, porridge with raisins! They were eating better than us!I spent two days with Bears and Big Cats too and yes, the bears have quite a varied diet which … Continue reading Bolivia 13 – Jaguars, Pumas and Bears! Oh My!
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Bolivia 12 – More Monkey Business
Apart from being a climbing frame, a salt lick and a stooge for Red Howler beauty treatments, namely quinoa porridge on my face and in my hair! There were other monkeys being cared for and many of them are released. At first I found the Spider Monkeys a bit creepy. There is something very human … Continue reading Bolivia 12 – More Monkey Business
Bolivia 11 – Monkeying Around
Jayne was sent to babysit a fully grown male Howler Monkey 'Canellito' with a bad foot. She had him for an hour on one day and three and a half hours the next day. He just sat on her lap cuddled up and frustrated due to his bad foot. Jaynes job was primarily to divert him … Continue reading Bolivia 11 – Monkeying Around
Bolivia 10 – Senda Verde Duties
When we arrived here, there were another couple of volunteers, one from Columbia and one from the US, Navdeep (from the US) was helpful in giving us an idea what to expect and translating for us as many of the staff here have only a little English. We really liked her and it was a … Continue reading Bolivia 10 – Senda Verde Duties
Bolivia 9 – Senda Verde
Jaguar courtesy of Jayne My overall impression of Bolivia so far is that it is clean, i.e. there is a waste collection which has been missing from other countries that I have visited this year. Culturally it has kept Spanish roots. I would very much like to see the indigenous side but that may be … Continue reading Bolivia 9 – Senda Verde
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