The following is a prime example of the type of crazy-ass ordeal people will endure for the sake of science. I have been to Bolivia four times, collecting chili samples and conducting various in-field experiments. That first trip will always stand out in my mind, because I saw so many bizarre, terrifying things for the […]
Posts Tagged ‘Bolivia’
The “Sketchy Bridge”
Posted: 7th April 2012 by Metal Chick in Scientists At WorkTags: Bolivia, Bridge
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Field Ecology Research Part II: Bolivia
Posted: 18th February 2012 by Metal Chick in Scientists At WorkTags: Bolivia, electrocution, mud, poky, ticks
Any scientist that does field work in Bolivia is metal, no questions asked. Bolivia is a third world country run by military police, full of diseases like yellow fever and Chagas, wherein people will rob your stuff from your moving field truck and the local police who surely witnessed it will not even help you. […]