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YOU HAVE FOUND IT! THE LOST TRAIN SCHEDULE OF BOLIVIA! Eureka.
Pat yourself on the back, you´ve already done the almost impossible.
Now, click away at the picture in joy, as you learn the days and times trains (hopefully) go between Oruru, Villazón, Tupiz, and Uyuni. The trains are the Expresso del Sur (only so good) and the Wara Wara del Sur (superduper nice for Bolivian train standards, I´m told).
Thanks me for this public service announcement in a comment, if you must. Fantastic.
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Khaled Hosseini: the kite runner
I don't know why so many other travellers in South America are reading this, and love it so much. I thought it a bit contrived, and written at an overly dramatic level. (**)
es por ti
juanes: Mi Sangre
es por TIIIII. blah blah blah blah corazon. (*****)
la tortura
shakira: Fijacion Oral
I dunno if this is playing in the states, cause it is in Spanish. Go download the VIDEO from somewhere, or shakira.com. You will see frightening pectoral isolation movements. Go go Alejandro Sanz, we all wish we were you. (*****)
everything I do
bryan adams: Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Bryan Adam´s greatest hits is the biggest CD to ever hit the Sacred Valley in Cusco, Peru. It was playing in establishments across the holy prairie, where worship of Bryan Adams is apparently mandatory.
All hail B´Rya H´Aadaam, Inca ruler and soft rocker. (**)
Juanes
la camisa negra: La Camisa Negra Pt.2
OK, this isn´t just Peru. This is Juanes insanity, all throughout Latin America. Yes, I do love it too. Yes, I did buy the CD. Yes, you can make fun of me, but if you do, I won´t burn you a copy. (*****)
what´s going on
4 non-blondes: Bigger, Better, Faster, More!
3 times in one week qualifies this oldie-but-goody for the Peru list. Congrats to 4 Non-Blondes, those rockstars of yore. (**)
que paso paso
daddy yankee: Barrio Fino
Daddy is at it again. This was the very first song I heard upon enterring Peru, as hummed by an Israeli tourist in the bus seat behind me. (*****)
Gasolina
Daddy Yankee: Barrio Fino
All day long. Everywhere. Non-stop. These are some terms that can be used to describe the frequency of hearing this song.
Is this a hit in the states? Anyone heard of this at all? (****)
never gonna give you up
Rick Astley: The Lion King: Special Edition
Dear, dear lord. Why? WHYYYYYYY? (*)
We are the world
U.S.A for Africa: We Are The World: U.S.A For Africa
OK. I've been in Sucre 2 weeks, and heard this song 4 times. That's an incredible percentage of time to spend listening to this song in 2005. By 'incredible', I mean very unfortunate.
Honestly, Steve Perry and Huey Lewis really do some of the best solos in this jam. Gotta give it up for Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, and the other random soul singers too. Down with The Boss on this one, he has like 4 solos and he sucks them all up like a Hoover.
Just try listening to this song, all glorious 20 minutes of it, and not getting it stuck in your head all day. It's not possible. (***)
Gasolina
Daddy Yankee: Barrio Fino
All day long. Everywhere. Non-stop. These are some terms that can be used to describe the frequency of hearing this song.
Is this a hit in the states? Anyone heard of this at all? (****)
escucha corazon
roxette: Don't Bore Us Get to the Chorus : Roxette's Greatest Hits
Attn Roxette: you are wildly popular in Bolivia. No, I´m not kidding. (*)
Man I feel like a woman
Shania Twain: Greatest Hits
You haven't lived until you've seen an entire bar full of drunk Bolivian men singing along, "Man, I feel like a woman!"
I'm sure they don't know what they're saying, because the song before was Iron Maiden and the one following is always Unforgiven, by Metallica. (*)
The Reason is you
hoobastank: The Reason
One time, in an internet cafe in La Paz, they played this song on repeat for an hour and a half.
Since then, I´ve heard it daily. Someone, anyone, make it stop... (*)
oh my gosh
basement jaxx: Kish Kash
I really want to dislike this song, but I completely love it. It reminds me of a song from 80's super-hair girl group expose', and just like everyone else who's ever rollerskated in the late 80's, I love me some expose. Rock on, Basement Jaxx. (*****)
satellite of love
lou reed: Transformer
LOU REED!??!?!! I bet you didn't know he did this song. I bet I didn't either, but it sure is popular for the kind of lovable dance/pop that plays constantly in Buenos Aires (****)
Lola's theme
Various Artists: verano 2005
"I'm a different person. Tuuuurn my world around".
I didn't hate dance music before this trip, I swear. (*)
seven nation army
Various Artists: verano 2005
Duh. Dance remix of the White Stripes. Duh.
Can somebody please find me the real rock in this town, or did it all go up in flames? (*)
Walk this way
macy gray: On How Life Is
I searched the Spanish language for a verb stronger than 'to hate' (odiar), and couldn't find anything fitting enough for this song. This is worse than U2, it's worse than just about anything, and it plays once a half hour. Somebody make it stop. (*)
Darts of pleasure
Franz Ferdinand: Franz Ferdinand
What a huge hit. Our former roomate, a German girl, informs us that the german part of this song makes no sense. Who cares? Everyone loves this track, huge radio play here, on both rock and dance stations. Cut your hair into a mullet and enjoy. (****)
don't hold back
chemical brothers: Push the Button
They invented the word 'repetitive' for songs like this. Is that Q-tip singing on this track, or what? (**)
needy girl
chromeo: She's in Control
OH YEAH! Song 10 on the VICE music comp I picked up in Canada, NEVER played in the states, and VOILA - it's now on heavy rotation on METRODANCE radio station in Buenos Aries. So awesome, go go DFA records! (*****)
Without you Dance Remix
The Cure: The Cure - Greatest Hits
More awesome underground 80's remixed for dancing and playing as popular music. Long live the South American mix (*****)
Comfortably numb
Scissor Sisters: Scissor Sisters
They play this once every half hour, and it's still not getting old. Viva Rock + Pop, Buenos Aires! (*****)
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