Trip #1:
In October 2010, I spent 2 weeks in Bolivia learning about their food and agriculture. I ended up getting a lot more than I bargained for out of the trip, including learning why the rainforest is being destroyed, how eco-tourism might save it, how Bolivia fits into the drug trade (and what the US does to try to stop cocaine production), and how global warming has already impacted Bolivia. Read on...
Pre-Trip Blogging:
The Trip:
- Day 1: La Paz and First Impressions
- Day 2, Part 1: Photo Tour of Tiahuanaco Ruins
- Day 2, Part 2: Tiahuanaco agriculture
- Day 2, Part 3: Traditional Dancing
- Day 3, Part 1: DDT for Sale
- Day 3, Part 2: My host family in Santiago de Okola
- Day 3, Part 3: Indigenous Foods & Tour of Santiago de Okola
- Day 4, Part 1: Traditional Indigenous Weaving
- Day 4, Part 2: Agriculture in the Andean Highlands
- Day 4, Part 3: A Day in an Indigenous Village
- Day 5, Part 1: From the Andes to the Amazon
- Day 5, Part 2: Slash and Burn Agriculture 101
- Day 6, Part 1: Slash and Burn Agriculture in the Amazon
- Day 6, Part 2: Which Crops Grow in the Amazon?
- Day 6, Part 3: A Day with an Indigenous Community in the Amazon
- Day 7, Part 1: Agroforestry in the Rainforest
- Day 7, Part 2: Cattle Ranching in the Amazon
- Day 7, Part 3: Rainforest Destruction in Bolivia
- Day 7, Part 4: The Most Biodiverse Golf Course in the World
- Day 7, Part 5: The Motacú Palm
- Day 7, Part 6: This is Where Coffee Comes From
- Day 7, Part 7: BLOCKADE!
- Day 8, Part 1: Macaws and Chocolate
- Day 8, Part 2: "Agroforestry on Steroids"
- Day 9, Part 1: USAID and Anti-USAID
- Day 9, Part 2: Jesus Ate Guinea Pig
- Day 9, Part 3: Climate Crisis Strikes Bolivia
- Day 10: Llamas and Hot Springs
- Day 11, Part 1: Agriculture in a La Paz Suburb
- Day 11, Part 2: A Very Bolivian Lunch
- Day 11, Part 3: The Ousting of Goni
- Day 12, Part 1: Coca, Cocaine, and US Drug Policy
- Day 12, Part 2: Coca, Cocaine, and US Drug Policy Continued
Trip #2:
In August 2011, I returned to Bolivia to study food sovereignty, agroecology, and climate change. This trip repeats a few places from the previous trip, but most of the itinerary is entirely new. Bolivia is so diverse, there's an awful lot to see packed into a country about twice the size of France.
- Day 1, Part 1: The El Alto Market
- Day 1, Part 2: Intro to Bolivian Climate and Climate Change
- Day 1, Part 3: Intro to Andean Biodiversity
- Day 1, Part 4: Potatoes, Quinoa, and the Climate Crisis
- Day 2, Part 1: The La Paz Foodshed: The La Paz Market
- Day 2, Part 2: The La Paz Foodshed: The Last Agricultural Land in La Paz
- Intro to Bolivian Politics
- Day 2, Part 3: GMOs and Local Food (FOBOMADE)
- Day 2, Part 4: A Controversial Highway Through the Jungle (TIPNIS)
- Day 3: Agriculture in Chicani, A La Paz Suburb
- Day 4, Part 1: The Death Road
- Day 4, Part 2: Coffee!
- Day 5, Part 1: Coca
- Day 5, Part 2: Andean Crops, With Photos
- Day 5, Part 3: A Biointensive Garden
- Day 5, Part 4: A Unique Birthday Celebration
- Day 6: A Story of Sheep and the Climate Crisis
- Day 7: Santiago de Okola, an Indigenous Village
- Day 8, Part 1: Festival in Cochabamba - Morenada
- Day 8, Part 2: Festival in Cochabamba - Morenada
- Day 8, Part 3: Festival in Cochabamba - Tinku
- Day 8, Part 4: Festival in Cochabamba - Caporales
- Day 8, Part 5: Festival in Cochabamba - Street Food
- Day 9, Part 1: A "Model" Dairy in Cochabamba
- Day 9, Part 2: Agroecology in Cochabamba, Part 1 (AGRUCO)
- Day 9, Part 3: Agroecology in Cochabamba, Part 2
- Day 9, Part 4: Agroecology in Cochabamba, Part 4
- Day 10, Part 1: A Market in Cochabamba
- Day 10, Part 2: An Ancient Incan Ruin
- Day 10, Part 3: A Quechua Community in Cochabamba
- Day 11: The Democracy Center and Friends of Nature
- Day 12, Part 1: A Beautiful Organic Garden
- Day 12, Part 2: Biological Pest Control and Why "Big Green" Enviro Groups Suck
- Day 12, Part 3: Intro to Santa Cruz Agriculture
- Day 12, Part 4: A Santa Cruz Style Small Organic Farm
- Day 12, Part 5: More on Biological Control with PROBIOMA
- Day 13, Part 1: Industrial Ag in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Day 13, Part 2: "Responsible" Soy Production in Santa Cruz
- Days 14 & 15: Loose Ends
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