Why do people live here??? Photo 9

Why do people live here???

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August 15th 2008
So we just finished a 3 day tour throughout the southern part of Bolivia in a place called Uyuni. We had a good group again this time. Two girls from London, one guy from Toronto and another from Wisconsin. We all managed to fit into a Toyota Land Cruiser which is the only type of truck we saw for the whole 3 days. Our guide and his wife said maybe 4 words to us the whole time which had an aff ... 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