The Border

Bermejo - a typical border town!

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May 21st 2007
I can't believe we've been back in Argentina for three whole months. That means it's "visa run" time again. When we were in Buenos Aires this always meant a weekend in Uruguay. From here in Salta it's time to go to Bolivia. We have three options easily available to us so we decided to go somewhere completely new to us. We took a 5 hour bus journey from Salta to Aguas Blancas. We were delayed fo ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Tarija Department » Bermejo

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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