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Salar de Uyuni

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May 25th 2008
(Holly writing) After San Pedro de Atacama, Jane, Sandy and I booked a tour with Estrella Del Sur to take a 3 day excursion across the border into Bolivia, crossing Salar de Uyuni on the way - the biggest Salt Flats in the world. We took a bus to the border between the two countries, where luckily they let me cross without needing to see my Yellow Fever certificate (it's slowly making a pilg ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Salar de Uyuni

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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