Salar De Uyuni

Salt flats and off road driving

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May 24th 2007
Could this be the coldest we have ever been??? When we woke up on our night bus to Uyuni to find ice covering the windows we thought it might be bad! Saying that we were in good spirits (Rich, Catrin & Amy - a friend we had met on the Inca Trail), all looking forward to the big game - Liverpool v Milan - later that day. After a good breakfast, and confirmation that there was cable available ... read more

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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