Sunrise at Fish Island

Into Bolivia

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November 16th 2006
So on 10 October we packed up and said goodbye to Argentina. The bus took us over the highest pass into Chile - kind of crazy doing passport control at 4600m! We arrived in San Pedro de Atacama in Northern Chile in the afternoon. We had been warned that it was very primitive - no cashpoint, hot water or electricity. However we were pleasantly surprised...apart from the dusty road there are enough ... 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