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Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... [read more]
Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... [read more] Blog: Uyuni part 1, the story of the little engine that couldn´t....
Date: April 28th 2007
Well, this was a strategic decision. As the whole salt flats and lagunes experience was overfilled with natural beauty, we thought it best to create a separate story for all the frustration built up during the 3 day journey...... So here goes. There's only so many things you can do as a tourist to safeguard yourself from any sort of bad/mal-practice, fraud, robbery (not that that happened so ... read more
Date: April 28th 2007
Well, this was a strategic decision. As the whole salt flats and lagunes experience was overfilled with natural beauty, we thought it best to create a separate story for all the frustration built up during the 3 day journey...... So here goes. There's only so many things you can do as a tourist to safeguard yourself from any sort of bad/mal-practice, fraud, robbery (not that that happened so ... read more


