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Bugs of Bolivia

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I hate bugs.  Perhaps that is because they love me.

Mosquitoes eat me alive no matter how much poisonous Deet I put on my body or clothes.  I lived in constant fear of getting bed bugs, since they seemed to be all the rage while I was traveling.  Cockroaches are simply disgusting, and I feel lucky to have had only two icky experiences with them during my travels in the tropical parts of Central America.  Have you seen the movie Brokedown Palace?  If you have, you will know what scene haunted my dreams every time I even heard of someone else spotting a cockroach.

When I was in Ecuador and Bolivia, I met lots of travelers who had gone into the Amazon.  Even the locals told me I had to go.

No, thank you.

Ginormous bugs, especially ones I do not recognize, freak me out.  I might have been willing to “tough it” a few days, but as a solo traveler, I had nobody else pushing me to do it.

But there is a type of bug that does not scare me.

In fact, I smiled every time I saw one and tried to take as many photos as possible.

Bolivia is teeming with Volkswagen Beetles.

I am not sure why, but their quantity was noticeable in every city I visited.  The bugs of Bolivia come in a variety of colors, and their owners take care of them.

While looking through my photos to pick the best to hang on my walls, I realized there are lots of great photos I never shared on my site.  I will do a couple of posts a month highlighting the NEVER BEFORE SEEN PHOTOS (sounds exciting, I know) from my Latin American adventures.

Bugs of Bolivia

I was shocked to see this modern bug.

Comments

  5. Ha, ha–I love this post! I wasn’t sure what was coming and then, the ‘beetles’! Funny!

    Great photos, by the way.

    I’m also a bit freaked by bugs. I’ve been to the jungle. You should hear them at night! Like a chorus, but sort of creepy… :)

  10. Love these bugs. I’ve had a fondness for beetles ever since my brother got one way back when. I’d actually like to have one of the new ones. Anyway, enjoyed your photos of bugs in Bolivia. Fun post.
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  11. Well spotted. Cool little cars, these. I had one once, a gold-coloured one. A car with many nicknames (boble, or bubble, here in Scandinavia). Wonder what it might be called in Bolivia…

  12. I had a 1974 Superbeetle when I was in college and OH MAN do I miss it – even though it would rust inside when it would rain and ruin clothes, shake violently from 45-65, and smell like gas. :)

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