Celebrating surviving "The Death Road"

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June 22nd 2007
It was easy to tell when we had left Chilean territory and had entered Bolivia, as we went from good surfaced roads to poor dirt tracks. Thankfully, we also swapped from a minibus to a 4wd at the Bolivian border. We spent our first few days in Bolivia crossing the Altiplano and the Salar de Uyuni (salt flats) before reaching civilization again. The Altiplano is a desolate and dramatic landscap ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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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