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Dali Desert

Dali took his inspiration for many of the weird desert landscapes in his paintings from this desert in the Altiplano of Boliva. According to my guide, Dali never actually came to Bolivia, but saw it in pictures.
Stuck in a Jeep for 4 days!

May 7th 2007
Despite warnings from people that Bolivia was closed due to protests involving burning cars and barricades, I made the crossing from La Quiaca to Villazon (by foot, over a bridge) very easily and found myself pretty shocked by what I found on the other side of the border. ( Note: Shock when you are traveling is actually a good thing, so I must make a note here that when I use words like ¨stra ... read more
South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Salar de Uyuni

Bolivian Flag 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
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