Leg 262, Apolo, Bolivia via Peru to Concepcion, Bolivia
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Exploring Bolivia today, more high mountain flying then into the jungle.
05-10 Apolo SLAP 6:37 AM
05-10 Ulla Ulla SLUU 7:02 AM 14,300ft
05-10 Manco Capac Intl SPJL 7:30 AM 12,552ft
05-10 Copacabana SLCC 8:03 AM 12,560ft
05-10 El Alto Intl SLLP 8:28 AM 13,325ft La Paz capital
05-10 Jorge Wilsterman SLCB 9:34 AM Cochabamba
05-10 Bulo Bulo SLBB 10:14 AM
05-10 Viru Viru Intl SLVR 10:41 AM
05-10 El Trompillo SLET 10:47 AM
05-10 Pailon SLPB 11:03 AM
05-10 Canada Larga SLNL 11:07 AM
05-10 Dalmacia SLDL 11:12 AM Bad stuttering
05-10 San Rafael 16°50â31.8"S 60°47â20.1"W 11:46 AM Wrong airstrip, Terrible stuttering, memory increasing
05-10 Concepcion SLCW 11:51 AM 5fps heavy stuttering 25MB RAM in use
Flight time 5:14 13 stops
Departure from Apollo Airport early morning (boosted exposure)
Steady climb, high mountains ahead
Qala Phusa (16,024ft) in Ulla Ulla National Fauna Reserve
Slowly climbing out of Ulla Ulla Airport, runway at 14,300ft, I think I can, I think I can
Lake Titicaca in Vilque Chico District, Peru, flying at 16,000ft
Incacerca in Titicaca National Reserve
Juliaca in the San RomĂĄn province of southern Peru
Manco Capac International Airport, runway at 12,552ft
Apparently know for these kind of arches, Arc of Taquile
Copacabana Airport, just over the border in Bolivia, runway at 12,560ft
Copacabana on Lake Titicaca, known for religious festivals and red-roofed houses
El Alto International Airport, runway at 13,170ft
Gateway to La Paz, the highest administrative capital in the world resting on the Andesâ Altiplano plateau
Estadio Libertador SimĂłn BolĂvar (Club Bolivar) ahead
Estado Mayor, military base, the red barracks down below
Estadio OlĂmpico Hernando Siles, the countryâs largest sports complex with a capacity of 41,143 seats
Bolognia district below, Iâm already climbing to get over the next set of mountains
Flying over Estadio Rafael Mendoza home to The Strongest Club (founded 1908)
The Witchesâ Market, known for vendors selling dried llama fetuses & other folk remedies & potions
Valle de La Luna, known for its moonlike landscape
BasĂlica de San Francisco, monumental 18th-century church
And a peek in the Ethnography Museum
Cerro Mururate (19,262ft) the reason why I had to start climbing straight away
Qutapata (17,388ft) in front / on the left, Iâm at 17,500ft, made it
Crossing an unknown river over Apita
Inquisivi, flying at 18,000ft, it feels wrong flying this high!
Tunari Peak (16,480ft) in Tunari National Park
Cochabamba in the center of Bolivia
Accesible by Jorge Wilsterman Airport
Some strange monoliths in the city, one at Santo Domingo Savio (school)
Street view from the crossing at my 10 oâclock confirms itâs definitely not there
Totora, you spelled Totoro wrong. Actually itâs the name of a plant indigenous to the region
The plants are used in parts of Latin America for the construction of reed mats, rafts, and boats
Iâm getting the itch to get the mountain bike out
This I like my airstrips, easy to spot
Unnamed river at BajĂo, actually it might be the RĂo Ancho (name placed 500m away from the river)
Pirai River in Valle SĂĄnchez, these rivers normally have a lot less water
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Boliviaâs commercial center and the capital city of the Santa Cruz department
El Trompillo Airport in the middle of the city
Enjoying Boliviaâs farm country, here at Pailon
Little mistake, I thought that was the airstrip I was looking for
Seems functional enough and also looks like an airstrip on Google maps
But I misjudged the distance on the map, was zoomed out. Always check the scale!
The strip I was looking for, horizontal one ahead
Final stop today in San Rafael Municipality
Called Conception Airport in the game, but thatâs 160km northwest from here
Home to Misiones Jesuitas San Rafael, part of the UNESCO Jesuit Missions route
More of Bolivia tomorrow and on to Paraguay.