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Home on the range

Coroico is a pleasant town sitting right between the mountains and jungle. Indeed, the area used to be high altitude jungle, until it was all cut down for farming and grazing. Still, there are several unimpressive waterfalls to explore in tiny sections of forest, for those inclined to walk under the brutally hot sun to find them.

Coroico itself is only a few blocks, really, but has a decent collection of hotels and some restaurants, though nothing spectacular. Most travellers stay one night in the town after taking the infamous ‘Death Road’ from La Paz. Some return to the mountains, while others take the hell trip for 20 hours by bus to Rurrenabaque. This is only for the most environmentally conscious or down and out travellers, though, as the bus is abysmal and the road worse, even in the dry season.

There is very little happening in Coroico, which may be an attraction to some. It is one of the rare places on the planet to see both glacier and jungle in the same place, as from the town itself the glaciers of the Cordillera Real are visible, as are scattered batches of high altitude jungle below.

M.J Lloyd was born and raised on a small farm in rural Ohio. At the age of 18 he hit the road to Alaska with a meager savings and no plan. Over the next 2 years he wandered in search of real answers and a livable life. The journey has taken him through three continents, various loves, battles with the loneliness and insanity of the road, and extreme poverty. Though the lessons haven’t been easy, he has learned much from the trail, and has reached a much happier and more peaceful understanding on the nature of his life.

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