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From: South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Salar de Uyuni
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]
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] Blog: Bolivia
Date: March 30th 2010
Bolivia is really high up. Like, really high up. High enough up that some people (us) felt like our heads were going to explode if our lungs didn’t go first. Now we can add altitude sickness to our ever increasing list of forms of travel sickness! Our first stop in Bolivia was Copacabana on the banks of Lake Titicaca. The biggest difference between here and Peru is that most of the population ... read more
Date: March 30th 2010
Bolivia is really high up. Like, really high up. High enough up that some people (us) felt like our heads were going to explode if our lungs didn’t go first. Now we can add altitude sickness to our ever increasing list of forms of travel sickness! Our first stop in Bolivia was Copacabana on the banks of Lake Titicaca. The biggest difference between here and Peru is that most of the population ... read more
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