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Weather and Road Conditions in Bolivia and Peru
While sitting in Argentina waiting for my broken leg to heal, I've seen news on TV about bad weather in Bolivia (heavy rain) and Peru (heavy snow!!). We are hoping to set off again in early April and are planning on heading for these countries.

Has anyone been in the areas of bad weather? If so, which parts of the countries have been affected and what has been the effect on the roads?
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Hi, just got back to Boli from Argy and just finding out about this rain stuff, sounds pretty bad. 35 people and 2200 cattle dead mostly in the Beni area. This is the bit that is lowlying eastern part. The only major tourist place that is effected is Rurrenabaque but north of there and out towards Riberata and Guayemerin has got it worse. The ride out to Rurre is pretty tough at the best of times but now forget it I think. I heared a weather forcast that there is going to be more rain to come. We{ve got atleast 1 more month of rainey season to go. I´m not sure whether he´s done it or talking about it but Morales is on about declaring a state of emergency.
I{m in Santa Cruz and it´s hot and sunny. Going to La Paz tomorrow. Should be alright in the highlands but I´ve heared there are a lot of problems in the province of Santa Cruz.
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bol ex..... you still want to go riding in about a month..... we had talked a while back on a different post. i am having some trouble getting out of chile, but should be in peru on saturday. then a month there, and over to bolivia for a month. lets hope the rain stops sometime in between now and then so i dont drown or something. let me know if you are gonna have time to get away at all..... cheers friends
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bol ex..... you still want to go riding in about a month..... we had talked a while back on a different post. i am having some trouble getting out of chile, but should be in peru on saturday. then a month there, and over to bolivia for a month. lets hope the rain stops sometime in between now and then so i dont drown or something. let me know if you are gonna have time to get away at all..... cheers friends
Hi, looks like I am in Bolivia for just over a month and then down to Argy again, though plans change . Stay in touch and enjoy Peru.
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Thanks for the info on Bolivia. Anybody got anything on the reports of heavy snow in Peru.
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Thanks for the info on Bolivia. Anybody got anything on the reports of heavy snow in Peru.
Not sure about snow (apart from some of the peaks), but there's been some heavy storms thrashing across the South between Nasca and Puno. Large, dark masses of clouds, spewing out plenty, plenty amounts of lightening. We passed through one of the smaller squals and were punished with hail and sleet - grim.
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