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From: South America » Bolivia » Potosà Department » Salar de Uyuni
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: Salt Lakes, mountain biking and Potosi
Date: June 29th 2007
After and interesting and somewhat tedious 15 hour journey with a bus driver that was either stoned or drunk who liked diverting off the roads to make up his own route, we arrived in Uyuni. With half an hour to spare we met up with our salt lake expedition group. Luckily one of the girls in the group was canadian but lived in Peru and so spoke fluent spanish and was able to translate everything f ... read more
Date: June 29th 2007
After and interesting and somewhat tedious 15 hour journey with a bus driver that was either stoned or drunk who liked diverting off the roads to make up his own route, we arrived in Uyuni. With half an hour to spare we met up with our salt lake expedition group. Luckily one of the girls in the group was canadian but lived in Peru and so spoke fluent spanish and was able to translate everything f ... read more
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