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March 14th 2008

Published: March 23rd 2008

This blog may be a bit overwhelming due to the amount of pictures but I had hundreds of them to go through and had a hard time narrowing it down. I hope you enjoy! Also, the pictures are in no particular order in terms of when I visited which cities, etc., so I hope it is not too confusing. After a crazy time in La Paz, I headed into a town called Sucre which was a beautiful old town with a tru... Read Full Entry

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Me, Nazcol, Martin, Patricia, Augustina, Stefan and Placido.

Taking a Salsa Break

There was a crazy Israeli guy who insisted on Salsa lessons in the desert. So, we partnered up and danced for a bit. My partner, the driver, had never danced salsa before so it worked out great, because I SUCK!

Quinoa, a staple food in Bolivia

Sunrise at the Salar de Uyuni

Scrumptious Morsels

Goofing off on Salt Mines

Salt Mines

These mines are actually made by the salt miners. The work is very difficult and the miners get paid practically nothing to mine the salt.

More Salt Mines

We spent way too much time configuring these shots...

Patricia eating Stefan

Had to take this touristy shot...just to irrestable

This cactus is hundreds of years old.

Just after sunrise at the Salar de Uyuni

Sunrise at the Salar de Uyuni

Nazcol´s Silouette at Sunrise

The Ground of the Salt Hotsal

Stayed at a hostal just outside of the Salar de Uyuni where our beds, tables and the floor was made entirely of salt.

Train Tracks in the Middle of Nowhere

Blue Lagoon

I put this picure in because it shows how windy this area is. The wind is needed to mix the minerals together to make the water this fantastic blue color.

Our Trusty Jeep Awaits

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