Laguna Colarado

Uyuni & Salt Flats tour

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September 5th 2006
Adter visiting the silver mines in Potosí (really saddening to see the conditions that some people have to work in), we left for Uyuni by bus. I'm sure it's less than 100k between the 2 towns, but it's all on unpaved Andean roads and it took 7 hours! As with all these types of journeys, people get on the bus along the way, pay less and then sit in the aisle. The bizarre phenomenen though is th ... 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