bolivia

[powderchick]

well i think i want to come to peru in april maby? not sure. but getting to bolivia will be sooo cheap for you. do it if you get the chance. Bolivia is much safer than peru. those ppl probly got killed just they where walking in the wrong place and some might have thought they were with the USA gov.t that happens all over. anywhere where there is coke.
im gonna be here until midjuneish. so hit me up with a pm. a hiking trip would be great or something like that.

[TeleSlayer]

PC, I was just down there this summer (bolivia, peru, ecuador)....pretty sick!! Got some shit from the locals for being a gringo, but pretty safe overall. Paz is fucking crazy! Hit the oxygen bar?? ANyways, take er' safe and get home to ski some powder!!

[TeleSlayer]

I'd say that Peru is safer though....

[powderchick]

bolivias way safer

[SplitbordKayak]

I love you.


...somebody had to say it.

[powderchick]

haha thanks, i guess

[shamrockpow]

The Shining Path's back?

Not strong, but this is the most significant attack in a few years:
http://www.elcomercioperu.com.pe/Edi...al0636151.html

[Dawn Patrol]

thats me

I'll be on the next flight..

[nhtele]

I used to climb with this crazy Bolivian dude named Gonzalo - super fun guy. Nothing more fun than standing on a belay ledge and seeing him pop up and say
[\cue Latin accent] Hey mang, how're you doing? [\cue Latin accent]

His dad was the Bolivian ambassador to the UK or something. I have no idea where he is now, but you might try calling his Dad's office in London.

[rideit]

Sham, I believe it was entirely drug related. I am going to be in Juaja, Junin, Tarma, and riding towards Huancavelica on my next trip in late April, so I have been following the story closely. Whatever remnants of actual Sendero Luminoso exist are most likely petty poseurs using the name to puff themselves up, IMO. Let us know what else you hear on the ground. If there isn't any real action in Ayacucho, It isn't really linked, I would think.

[shamrockpow]

Sham, I believe it was entirely drug related. I am going to be in Juaja, Junin, Tarma, and riding towards Huancavelica on my next trip in late April, so I have been following the story closely. Whatever remnants of actual Sendero Luminoso exist are most likely petty poseurs using the name to puff themselves up, IMO. Let us know what else you hear on the ground. If there isn't any real action in Ayacucho, It isn't really linked, I would think.

That is 100% correct, but it is still a good reminder to stay out of coca territory (if you needed it). Luckily, this story didn't even make the news in the U.S. so your clients probably won't be scared off

[rideit]

Hmmm...Powchick, Sham, maggot mini summit, Lima, April 2007?

[powderchick]

pm me with the info rideit

[Split-It]

but i'm coming thru salvador da bahia for carnaval in february, then a wedding in santiago. sure, why not swing through bolivia before heading to mendoza to pick up my snowboard crap before winter hits, eh. how long are you in this hemisphere for? (sounds like a bad pickup line)

[powderchick]

until juneish

[Split-It]

oooooh. leaving a bit too early for snow, i guess. but not for raging in bahia. trying to secure accommodations now. looks like my good friend Tahoe Red will be flying down to meet me. she is my party guru.

[powderchick]

so where will you be in SA and what months

[Split-It]

i've been down here for a few. right now i have a cabana in bariloche until then. trying to figure out when the hell this rain and wind will end so i can climb. damn you, you patagonia wind.