Short and AMAZING, Bolivia

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Salt flats, amazing culture and the most affordable place we´ve been! What´s not to love?

We crossed the border: La Quiaca, Villazon, Tupiza. There we found an amazing hotel/tour deal at Hotel Mitru. Lodging was super cheap (maybe $10 per night?) for a decent room with bathroom, delicious breakfast and a pool! Wow. Not only that, but the weather was beautiful. Gorgeous sunny days,...but chilly at night, due to the altitude.

It was hard to leave the cute little city of Tupiza, but after only a night´s stay we were off on a 4 day tour towards the salt flats. We piled in a land rover with three other tourists (Hi Adrian, Kaitlyn and Paco!) And let me say, it was amazing!!! We saw mountains, lakes, steaming volcanoes, flamingoes, geisers, lava formations, and the water covered salt flats. Not only that, but our cooks, drivers and guides were fantastic! We stayed in these little towns in houses made of a kind of muddy brick and we needed 3-4 thick wool blankets and a sleeping bag at night just to stay warm!!! At times, we were at over 15, 000 feet! Thanks to our altitude meds, we suffered no ill effects.

Finished the tour and headed to La Paz, a busy but more authentic feeling city. Women in authentic bolivian dress and a trip to the witches market served as fast reminders that we were no longer in Kansas. It may have even been Bolivia that was hardest to leave!

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