Sunrise on the Salt Flats.

Sky High in Bolivia

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June 2nd 2009
9th May- 27th May 2009 An early(ish) start and we were off towards the Chilean-Bolivian border where we all had our bags searched for apples and other fruits, luckily they didn't want to take our chocolate or Luce's needles...thank goodness. Then, it was a quick ascent to high altitude at one of the Bolivian border crossings where our 4x4 jeep driver, Jonny, loaded our bags onto the jeep and th ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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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