Back from Bolivia

 Greetings to all!  I think I was owing those who follow my blog a quick report and a few pictures from my trip to Bolivia.  This is a street in Samaipata, Bolivia.  Samaipata is a Quechua word that means, "The Height to Rest".  It is located in a unique coming together of ecosystems:  The Amazon ecosystem meets the desert plains of the Chaco where they stretch out towards Paraguay and Argentina and a corner of the Andes Mountain ecosystem.  Samaipata is in the mountains, but not so high up as La Paz, and it is a cool relief from the tropical heat and humidity of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, the nearest city.