More trains that will never see the track again

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The Train Cemetery and the Artisan Market

December 28th 2006
The first part of our three day tour of the Salar de Uyuni was a visit to the train cemetery just outside of Uyuni. This is where the first trains to haul loads of cargo through Bolivia have permanently come to a rest. When I was going around from tour agency to tour agency, some of them mentioned that they went to the train cemetery last. I must say that I was glad to do it at the beginning b ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » 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

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