Monday - July 05, 2010

Category Image [68] Copacabana [Lake Titicaca]


After 100 days of working on the Land Cruiser's overhaul the car is ready to be taken for a test drive. In order to give its second life a proper start we drive to Copacabana to have the car blessed at the town's cathedral.
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Monday - March 15, 2010

Category Image [67] La Paz, workshop Don Edwin [overhaul Land Cruiser BJ45]


The overhaul of the Land Cruiser starts with lots of enthusiasm and a positive outlook. Little by little these feelings subside and make way for frustration. Is the chapista ever going to show up for work?
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Thursday - February 18, 2010

Category Image [66] La Paz, workshop Ernesto, workshop Edwin


The verdict: "The Land Cruiser needs to be stripped entirely in order to properly repair the damaged chassis." Are we happy with the verdict? No, not at all. Do we have a choice? No, not really. But as often happens in situations like this, the right people happen to cross our path.


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Saturday - January 02, 2010

Category Image [63] Cochabamba, Coroico, La Paz


A Bolivian wedding! Coen's cousin Jaap marries his Bolivian girlfriend Carla and in Cochabamba we, together with quite a delegation of Dutch friends and family, are witnesses of this special day.
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