Dia 1

Salar de Uyuni

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April 2nd 2009
We left early morning in a Land Cruiser with our driver, Placido, our cooker, Amelia and 5 of us (Salvi, Dimitri, Richard, Amelie and me). We drove through beautiful countryside through dirty roads, rivers, etc reaching the highest point of the day at 4800m of altitude. I don’t know if it was the altitude, the cold I had por the headache but I felt really bad that that day, even thought I was dr ... 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