Blogs from Sucre, Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia, South America - page 31

Hello everybody! In the last days i travelled trought the lovely city of Sucre, and now i'm in Uyuni, waiting to my 3 days tour to the Salt Lake and nearby regions. Sucre was amazing, i met a lot of people and we have a lot of fun. and, of course, the city is sooooo beatiful! I had to go away from Sucre after 2 days only because i didn't have enough time so, to do the 3 days tour into the Salar i had to skip Potosí = But it's ok, i can't arrive late at Cusco, thats my top-one priority, couse i have booked my hostel and my Inka Trail! I left Sucre a little sad, that was amazing city! i hope one day i can get back there! See everybidy soon! Bruno!... read more

Since my last blog post I have traveled from Arequipa to Puno, Peru, and then onto La Paz and Sucre, Bolivia (see map). Over the last 4 weeks I have been in Sucre studying Spanish. Fall rains in the Andes highlands have put a stop to much of my backcountry wandering, but I have had some fun urban adventures, met some new friends, learned a little Spanish, and managed a short trek in the Cordillera de Los Frailes just west of Sucre. I arrived in Puno just in time for All Souls Day - sort of like our Memorial Day, only more colorful and festive. On this day, much of the populace heads to their local cemetery to honor, decorate, and bless their ancestors´ gravesites. But there is also music, food, and much socializing. At the ... read more

Après la Jungle et ses émotions fortes, voici la suite des avantures.... De retour a La Paz en milieu de journée il est impossible de trouver un vol pour Sucre le jour même. Le premier vol disponble est pour le lendemain vendredi à 09.00 avec la compagnie Aerosur. Le prix de 550 bolivianos nous parait prohibitif... Ça fait 55 euros par personne (et oui après qq semaines en Bolivie, on a d'autres repères). C’est ça ou se taper encore 15 heures de bus nocturne sur des routes apparemment pas très faciles... le souvenir de notre voyage à Rurrenabaque est encore frais, on hésite un ¼ de seconde et on réserve 2 billets pour Sucre... 40 minutes de vol, le luxe quoi !!! On repasse par la case Hostal Jach’a Inti (l’hotel où l’on était lors de ... read more

After leaving Sucre, we had a short drive to Potosi. Potosi was to be our last stop in Bolivia before we headed into Argentina and was an enjoyable few days. It was a very small town and was the base for the group to visit the mines and we spent a couple of days exploring. The drive into Argentina was an all day affair with a two hour boarder crossing. Argentina is much more western compared to Bolivia and Peru so our first stop at a service station provided huge excitment on the truck. We were all able to stock up on food we hadn't been able to purchase for ages (Becky got very excited about Cadburys chocalate!! YUM!). Our first and only stop in Argentina was to to Salta. We arrived late in the evening, ... read more

Melde mich zurueck aus der Wildnis. Wow, das war wirklich ein toller Trip. Am Freitag morgen fuhren wir mit dem Bus zuerst nach Potosi (3h) und von dort auf einer Schotterstrasse nach Uyuni (6h). Dort angekommen bezogen wir unsere Zimmer im Hostel und wir hatten sogar eine eigene Dusche, was gut tat (wir wussten ja noch nicht, was auf uns zukommen wird). Nach einem Teller Pesto Spaghetti (typisch Bolivianisch) gingen wir frueh zu Bett. Am Samstag morgen wurden wir dann von Valerio mit dem Jeep abgeholt. Nachdem wir seine Frau und den zweijaehrigen Sohn auch aufgeladen hatten, ging es dann raus in die Natur. Zuerst besuchten wir den Zug-Friedhof. Einige der Zuege stehen dort anscheinend schon seit hundert Jahren. Dementsprechend verrostet stehen die da also einfach in der Wildnis. Wir waren ja zu fuenft unterwegs, alles ... read more