The town is often used in humorous contexts due to its small size.

Currently the town is used for agricultural purposes, but it does have houses in which people live.

The town was also used for evacuated children from London.

The town of Rurrenabaque is often used to access the park.

The town was also used as a major sand mine for ready made concrete.

The town is often used as a venue for conferences.

The town was also used as a local stage coach stop.

Today, the town is used as a staging point for recreational walking.

"The only hard part was getting a ride," said Anthony, 16, who asked that his last name and town not be used.

In recent years the town has been used as a location for many movie and television productions.