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the San Miguel community. What the guides lack in English, they make up for with their
enthusiasm and knowledge.
The price includes transportation, accommodations, food and guided tours. If you go
for the three-day/two-night arrangement, you can have a day's visit into Parque Nacional
Madidi. Guests can also chill in hammocks in the communal hut. The
booking office
(
892-2394;
www.sanmigueldelbala.com
;
Comercio btwn Vaca Diez)
is in Rurrenabaque.
San Borja
3 / POP 34,350
San Borja is pretty much just a bus- and truck-stop destination, though you can easily find
yourself stuck here waiting for transportation to Trinidad or Rurrenabaque during the
rainy season.
Sleeping
San Borja's hotels specialize in hard mattresses and turquoise walls. Listed are two that
try to break the mold.
Hostal Jatata $
(
895-3212; s/d B$90/150)
Two blocks off the plaza, pick of the bunch Jatata offers
good, comfy rooms and a patio with drooping hammocks. There is a
palapa
roof and a
half-decent restaurant.
HOSTEL
Hotel San Borja $
(r per person B$50)
Higher-end rooms cater to the choosier visitor; cheaper ones fall into
the turquoise trap but provide a crash-pad for the night. Note that there is a 6am gospel
wake-up call courtesy of the nearby Catholic church.
HOTEL
Getting There & Away
round-trip flights between La Paz, San Borja and Trinidad but they only stop here if there
is demand.
