Hello. We are Pubali and Indranil, an Indian couple living in the beautiful little country Costa Rica and slow traveling Latin America, while immersing ourselves in the culture of the places we come across. Join us on this journey as we bring to you videos about living and traveling in Latin America and Caribbean.
We share our experiences, guides and inspire you to travel Latin America.
Pura vida!
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Fun fact: india has 3 times the population of all of latin america combined. India also has twice the population of all of north America and south America also combined. Latin america must feel desolate to an indian. 😂
Hahaha it’s funnily true indeed. We sometimes feel at home in the bigger cities of Latin America.
@ParadiseCatchers I think the entire population of el salvador is like the population of a smaller Indian city. It's crazy to think about. I hope you had a great time.
It is. Since most countries have their population highly concentrated in their cities, it becomes somewhat similar. Although it is still quite different, just creates a feeling of being in a city. We had a great time. People are very welcoming.
Saludos desde Canadá: Mil gracias por mostrar nuestro país al mundo y por promover el turismo y espero que disfruten su estadía en el pulgarcito
Muchas Gracias 🙏🏽 su país es hermoso
I am your father's friend Smita anty Pubali you remember
You’re beautiful ,where are you from?
Do Indian need yellow fever vaccination and certificate for Bolivia ?? Plz reply...my tour plan is arriving at La Paz , xploring death road, then heading for Lake Titicaca and crossing the land border to Peru...puno to Cusco to Lima and then entering Brazil through the land border.
Hi Uday. Indians traveling to or from Yellow Fever endemic countries need to have a valid Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate. All the 3 countries where you’re visiting - Bolivia, Peru and Brazil are Yellow Fever endemic countries. So, yes you do need the YF vaccination certificate. Check more details on this government website: www.ihpoe.mohfw.gov.in/vaccination.php
Very nice view of the vulcan ilamatepec in Santa Ana ❤
Yes, it is beautiful 😊
Beautiful video 📷📸 my friends 😍
Thank you 🙏🏽 😊
Namaste India ❤
Hola 👋🏽!
Awesome! Clarity of videography is commendable.
Thank you 😊 🙏🏽
Welcome to my country 💙🇸🇻friends from all over the world 🌎
Thank you so much 😊🙏🏽
An Awesome journey and experience.
Thank you 🙏🏽
Espectaculares vistas👍🇸🇻
Muchas Gracias!🙏🏽
WELCOME TO EL SALVADOR
Thank you 😊🙏🏽
Beautiful trip. It reminds me when i worked in San Pedro de Atacama. Such good memories... Enjoy the rest of your journey.
Thank you 😊 It is a beautiful unique place.
Excellent photography!
Thank you 🙏🏽
my heart bleeds when I see these pictures... When I was young, at the Titikaka Lake all the shores were widely pink.... They were so abundant... today you see only a vew, their number has dwindled dramaticaly ... in our languages quechua and aymara we call them pariwana...
Ohh…that’s so sad 😞 Although the lakes in Bolivia still attract many, I can understand what you are saying, given similar things are happening worldwide.
Maravilloso video! Espero que su estadía en Chile sea maravillosa! En este pais existen un montón de atractivos maravillosos que espero puedan conocer y disfrutar! Un gran abrazo para ustedes y los mejores deseos para su viaje 😊
Muchas gracias. Amamos su país y viajamos a diferentes partes de Chile. Próximamente pondremos nuestros próximos destinos en Chile. 😀 🙏🏽
Thank you for visiting my country. The important thing is that you have had fun, enjoying our tourist places, gastronomy, crafts, getting to know our culture in the smallest but safest country in the western hemisphere. Now that you know how affectionate and hospitable the Salvadorans are, we hope that the language barrier will be narrower the next time you visit us, see you soon. 🇸🇻✌️🇸🇻
Thank you so much! We will be happy to travel again in El Salvador and agree with what you mentioned about the Salvadorans. They are wonderful people. 😀 🙏🏽
Simply wonderful. Noticeable clarity of photography. Thank you.
Thank you 😊 🙏🏽
😂😂😂😂
Bhetki paturi ki ota...?
No. That is a Costa Rican Tamal, where the basic ingredients are corn flour mix, rice, a type of meat, along with spices cooked in banana leaf. 😊
Namaskaram 🙏🏽. Very nice landscapes and views. Thank you for sharing. In the past, that was still Bolivia 😢.... You captured some insect on camera... isn't it a wonder how in that dry and barren environment Life still finds expression.... And the night sky full of stars wooow... that is also an invitation to ponder about Life and Existence.... Have a nice time, I send you good vibes 🌺🙏🏽🌺
Hola...The history of the Pacific war is interesting, and we found the glimpses of it, memoirs, in various parts of Bolivia. When we found the insect, it was a sudden realization that we found it in the least expected environment, so true what you mentioned! We loved watching the night skies in Uyuni and Atacama. So beautiful! Thank you for your wishes! Hope you are doing well too. 😀 🙏🏽
Mouth watering.
Haha yes!! 😀
I didn’t know that Chile is the southernmost country in the world! 😮
Yes! 😃
Great landscapes
Thank you 🙏🏽
So beautiful 😍 El Salvador OMG 🙏❤️🙏
Thank you for watching 😊
Wonderful!
Muchas Gracias 🙏🏽
What time of day did you do the hike? We'll be in playa grande and pick up shuttles lists times as 7:30am or 11:30 am.
Hi! We went to La Leona early morning and started the tour at 7:30 am, when not many people were around. But since you will take the transfer from Playa Grande, it will probably be later than 9:00 am by the time you arrive if you take the 7:30 am pickup. So, you may not get the early arrival advantage. You can book the 11:30 am pickup so that you get to see the waterfall and natural pool inside the cave in midday sun when the pool water color shines the best, on a clear weather day. You can use our coupon code "paradise" to avail 5% discount when booking directly online on leonawaterfall.com/?sld=paradisecatchers Enjoy La Leona waterfall hike :-)
Tengo fotos ahí dentro de marzo 2023
Que bueno :-)
felicidades bellisimo video ,gracias🥰😍
Muchas gracias a usted 😊 🙏🏽
Excelent Good vídeo feel and you home god Bless from California EEuu.
Thank you 🙏🏽☺️
Wonderful trip👍
Thank you 🙏🏽
What a gorgeous couple you are... Please come back to El Salvador soon...
Thank you so much!! We wish to go back…Hopefully soon 😀
HACEN MUY BONITA PAREJA
Wow!! You're welcome "" mi casa es su casa "" Los queremos mucho amigos, soy salvadoreño y vivo en California, usa 😎 desde Aqui ya me subscribi y comparti y deje mi likes 👏🖐️👏🖐️👏🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️👏👏👏👏🖐️👏🖐️👏 EXELENTE CONTENIDO 😎
Muchas Gracias 🙏🏽 😊 Que amable!
Very nice
Thank you for watching 😊
Gracias por compartir muy bonito video .Desde NY muchas gracias.
Muchas Gracias 🙏🏽 😊
Hola muchachos, muy bonita pareja , You are bery welcome guys
Muchas gracias 🙏🏽😀
Darun
Thank you! 😊
Just when I think i covered almost all of the beautiful places in Costa Rica, you folks publish one , and empty my pockets 😂
Hahaha…there will be lot more coming up. Fasten your belt 😃
LAS PUERTAS DE EL SALVADOR ESTAN AVIERTAS PARA USTEDES SIEMPRE SERAN BIENVENIDOS
Muchas Gracias 🙏🏽😀
Parabéns por esse vídeo, muito bom. Adoraria conhecer essa cidade um dia 😊
Obrigado! Santa Ana is beautiful!
Best Waterfall in Costa Rica with the Best Blog Writers in Costa Rica! Pura Vida, great blog and great video! 🤩
Thank you for your comments! ☺️ The place is beautiful and so are the people. Pura Vida!
Wow,,,,❤❤❤ beautiful experience,,,,
Yes! Thank you 🤩
Very nice place! It reminds me of Los Yungas in Bolivia, when I was jung and Nature was still intact, we had many such places. I remember once we were swimming in a crystal clear river, the water was cool and fresh and you could drink that water. There were mango and orange trees with their branches wide over the river, so we just plucked the mangoes and oranges and ate them, and since we were in the river it washed away the peels and kernels and our hands and faces were cleaned too.... Our Americas are so wonderful, hope people protect this sacred places of Nature... You got your tilaks with blessings from Pachamama 😁
Thank you for your comments. Yes, so many natural things are hidden, raw, and fresh. We sometimes have the same feelings about our surroundings and environment. We also hope that people appreciate what they have and preserve them. :-)
Yes, it is the best waterfall in costarica. And the expedition is rather adventurous, also dangerous too. Yet, people who watch this video must be tempted to witness it. Carry on.
Thank you. Yes, it’s one of the best waterfall hikes in Costa Rica 🇨🇷. La Leona waterfall trail is definitely adventurous but it is not dangerous. In fact, one can do this hike only with a certified guide who ensures safe hiking conditions at all times during the tour. Anyone of 8 years of age or older, without any mobility issues, can go for Catarata La Leona hike 😊
Excelente!!!
Gracias 😊
Thrilling and exciting adventure indeed.
@@satyakikanjilal8909 Agree! 😃
Hello I am married with Bolivian women....❤
Excelente...That is great! You are getting an interesting mix of culture in your family :-)
@@ParadiseCatchers i also texted you
Namaskaram 🙏🏽 Greetings form Kashi. It is very interesting you getting impressed by our Apus, Qhochakuna, Kachiqhochakuna and all Energie forms in Nature, and me myself getting impressed and touched by the Temples, Devas and Jotirlingams here in the holy city of Kashi. I even got to ring the bells at the Arati at the shore of Maa Ganga and had a Puja there. I am so blessed 🙏🏽 Thank you for the nice and impressive pictures and landscapes you shared with us. In this kind of environment, Nature touches you in a very special way. I wish every human could have that kind of experience, so that people value and protect more our Mother Nature. If you see that Sky in this colours and magnifisence as you showed in your picture, your ego gets small and your connection to Life and Existence grows .... it touches you in a very special way... Wish you all the best, good vibes... 🌺🙏🏽🌺
Buenas Tardes 🙏🏽. We were mesmerized by the nature of that Uyuni to Atacama. The wildlife along with the desert landscapes are something can’t be described. We don’t think our photos/videos could do the justice. I agree with you that the vastness makes you humble. As we travel more, people and nature provide us experience that we cannot always put in a KZread video. May be will make a separate video to talk about some of those feelings. Again, interesting to hear from you about your explorations in India. If possible, share with us some literature about the divinity that you mentioned in your comment. It will be interesting to read. All the best, and as it is said in Costa Rica - Pura Vida 🙏🏽
@@ParadiseCatchers Namaskaram🙏🏽 I agree with you that pictures and films do not do any justice to such places, but at least they give an idea of what it is. A video where you talk about those feelings and impressions would be very interesting. The Divinities I mentioned are the natural formations : Apus or Apukuna are the Mountains, Jatun Apu Pachakamaq is the equivalent of Shiva and Pachamama the equivalent of Shakti, Qhochakuna are all big Waterbodies like Lakes and Oceans , Kachiqhochakuna are the Saltlakes. All formations in Nature with a strong energy are called Wak'as. Like the Sun and the Moon are Wak'as, we would understand a Lingam as a Wak'a, since it is a physical formation with much energy. So when you go to any place it is important to bow down to the Wak'as of the place, be humble and enter into a "masintin" relationship with them, meaning a harmonious relationship. That is the reason why traditionally in the Andes when people arrive somewhere, they do not just sit somewhere, we ask for permission first and often a little offering is made. It is done in such subtle ways, that western minds do not even notice. There is no much literature about these things, it is more tradition, that due to colonialism and a brutal inquisition had to be very discreet in order to survive..... Maybe one day we can meet in person and I can tell you more (this space here has its limitations 😉)
Thank you so much for the explanations! We understand the limitations and that is why, we asked if we can get hold of some literature. But we know what you are saying about tradition and being discreet. Yes, we will love those conversations, if it happens. Nevertheless, this is a good start!
@@ParadiseCatchers Yes it is 😁
Great video. Can I ask as part of the border crossing at Hito Cajon, what documents you need to supply or prepare for the immigration control? I heard there is this SAG form that you need to fill for some food declaration or you need some QR code of that nature. Given you guys just recently crossed wonder what documents we need to prepare. Thanks
Hi Steven. Thanks. For the Bolivia-Chile border crossing at Hito Cajón, this is what we had to do: 1. Customs declaration on Bolivia side of the border: one member of the family had to go inside and do the formalities. There’s WiFi inside, I connected to that, opened the form and filled out the form online while standing in the queue. When it was my turn, I showed the declaration acknowledgement on my phone to the officer. Our Uyuni tour guide assisted me throughout the process. But it was only me standing at the queue and interacting with the officer at the counter. 2. Immigration office on Bolivia side of the border: Both of us entered the office and got the Bolivia exit stamps on our passports. We were told that they sometimes charge a few Bolivianos as exit fee. But nobody charged us anything for exit at Bolivia immigration office. 3. We were transferred from Bolivia number plate vehicle to Chile number plate vehicle, and we continued the drive until Chile customs and immigration office. 4. Our guide/driver inside the van (from Chile) handed out the paper forms for customs declaration. We filled those out in the bus before arriving at the customs and immigration office of Chile. 5(a): At Chile customs and immigration office: First was immigration, it was very smooth and we got the Chile entry stamps on our passports. We had with us handy our exit tickets from Chile and also our accommodation reservation of the first place in Chile. However nobody asked for those. One of us was asked to share the address of the place where we were going to stay in San Pedro de Atacama. 5(b): At Chile customs and immigration office: Then we had to wait until every piece of baggage of all passengers was hand checked. We had to be physically present in front of the officer when he/she was opening our bags for checking. We had also handed over the paper form (that we filled in the bus/van) to the customs officer. We did not bring any raw food item or no other item that is prohibited by customs or requires additional declaration. So we did not need to prepare any separate document apart from the ones mentioned above. Hope this helps. Have a wonderful trip! 😊