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The tragic trail from La Paz to Uyuni

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November 26th 2008
Really not my day! It all started harmlessly enough wandering the fascinating witches markets admiring the dried llama foetuses. At noon, Gonzalo picked us up and walked us to his favourite steakhouse near the bus station where we are going to catch the bus to Oruro to get the train to Uyuni. Here is where it started to go horribly wrong, as on the way down the steep downhill steps, ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » 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