Blogs from Potosí Department, Bolivia, South America - page 144

What a difference a shower and a few minutes not on the bus make. Potosi, the city we will be in for the next few days, is a crowded, dusty, silver mining town, once considered the highest city in the world. It definitely has some charm. Vendors have pitched up street stalls all over. There are people everywhere on these slivers of sidewalks, hugging roads that were obviously designed for horses and donkeys, not vehicles. Our first evening in Potosi was one of the types that just occasionally happen naturally when travelling. Its some of the ‘good stuff’ of travel.The previous evening the four of us had played a little "I never" so we were all around feeling much more in the know and comfortable with each other (the details of which are covered under the ... read more

Friends and family, I´ve included some past photos from the Itaipu Dam in Paraquay, Zip lining in Salta, Argentina and continued with Chile and Bolivia. I spent most of my time on the photos so I can´t type too much. I arrived in Salta on March 12 and went on a canopy tour as well as exploring the City. I only made in to San Pedro, Chile for a day to catch a salt flats tour up into Bolivia. I´m in Uyuni now and travel to La Paz tonight. Fiona gave some good destination trips but I´ll have to see what I can fit in. I´ve booked a flight from Cuzco to Lima to help me save time. I hope everyone is well. I hope no problems have come up for Jason at work. I´m sure ... read more

After a harrowing eve in the cave hostel was exaserbated by equal amounts of caffinated coke as well as alcohol it was a sleepless night to be had by all. Still, we were onward by 8am. The Altiplano tours second through forth days consist of driving around in some pretty amazing scenery. Most of it is actually quite ´otherworldly´, and I imagine some great star wars type movies could be filmed here, just due to the oddness of the landscape. One of the biggest obstacles for all involved, including us, is the very high altitude. Most of the area is well above 14k feet, and the highest point we reached was above 16k feet. On humans, the most noticable effects are supreme out of breathness at the slightest exertion, and headaches. I was pretty lucky because ... read more

you read about it in all the guide books. its an adrenaline fueled, bare bones, somewhat sketchy, not so encouraged or highly recommended, but still widley popular 3 day adventure, and pandora's box-like, mode of transport from san pedro de atacama (small town in northern chile) across the bolvian border and through the salt flats and surrounding desert and landscapes, ending in the small town of uyuni, bolivia. on the last leg of my bus "tour", i met two fabulous irish ladies who had somewhat of the same travel plans in mind. we made the final trek to san pedro de atacama, had a fun night exploring the town, (which really has a lot of character, great excursions and activities, and cute restaurants with really good food) and also picked our "tour company" to make the ... read more

É uma viagem de três dias desde a cidade de San Pedro de Atacama até Uyuni. ... read more