Giant Cactus

Salar tour day 1

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February 7th 2007
Got up earlyish and dashed out to get supplies. Arrived at the tour office and met the rest of the group that would be traveling with me. 6 in total 3 brits and 3 dutch. We got going on time in our Toyota 4x4 and went to see an old train graveyard. At first as we were driving up to the grave yard I was thinking how rubbish, why would I want to go and see aloud of crappy rusted trains. I d ... 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