The Salt Hotel

4x4 Across the Worlds Biggest Salt Flats and the bus journey from hell

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June 8th 2006
I've spent the last 3 days stuck in the back of a jeep listening to Michael Jackson's 'Bad' and Bolivian National music.... Thankfully the scenery more than made up for it! We needed to cross the border from Chile into Bolivia. As there are no proper roads between the two we decided to take the excursion across the Salt flats which also got us across the border. We got up bright and early an ... 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