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Salar de Uyuni: The Great Bolivian Road Trip

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January 21st 2010
The Great Bolivian Road Trip didn´t disappoint, in fact we loved it so much it´s definitely gone down as one of the highlights of our trip so far! We crossed the Argentine/Bolivian border at La Quiaca and once in Villazon, Bolivia wasted no time in catching a bus to the pleasant town of Tupiza, once a successful mining community but now an agricultural centre. Tupiza was only going to be stop ... 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