Salar Tour - The Crew 2

Bolivia Part 1. - Tupìza, Salar de Uyuni, Potosi

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March 23rd 2010
Our bus from BA arrived at 6am, 2hrs earlier than expected (shocking for South American standards) at the Argentinian border town of La Quiaca, 12 March. Now this is not such a bad thing except the border crossing does not open until 7am (Bolivia time is also 1 hour behind Argentina.. so 2 hours wait on that side) and it was freakin cold. So all rugged up, packs on, we queued up single file ... 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