http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Bolivia , Potosí Department , Uyuni en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 20:30:44 +0000 Thu, 23 May 2013 20:30:44 +0000 As i mentioned in the last post Uyuni is full of rubbish but there is one area where there is cool rubbish the train cemetery. It39s about two kilometres out of town and is home to 10039s of old bits of locomotive39s rusting away. We got into Uyuni around 2pm and seeing as there is sfa to do in town we decided to head out to the graveyard late afternoon after a well needed shower http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-785109.html After our unexpectedly long bus ride into Uyuni we were in no rush to wake up in the morning. In the end into was 10amwhen we unhappily surfaced still shattered from yesterday. We were awake though showered short after and fed shortly after that. Now our task was to book a tour of the Salar de Uyuni better known as the Bolivian salt flats the place where land speed records are smashed and many http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-782445.html The next day a couple of toilets rolls and three Imodium later we set off before sunrise again. We39d been told we were going to see five lagoons or high altitude lakes. It seemed a little excessive and to be honest it was. At the first lagoon the whole group gets out the car and has a walk alongside the lake taking pictures. At the next a few people stay in the car. The third no one gets http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-781971.html Met the group in the evening I am the only 39newbie39 they were all together in Peru doing a similar trip to the one I did 4y ago.They are all very nice two British couples a similar age to me Joe and Alex Helen and Mark four Norwegian girls in their 20s Hilde Karin Aina and Lisa a Japanese girl Mayumi less annoying than the Chinese girl on the previous tour two NZ men in http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-777557.html Byebye Chile Hello crazy BoliviaMit d Travel Agency Estrella del Sur ischs losgange en flotte Herr ht mich pe drviertelstund zspaat am abgmachte Ort in San Pedro de Atacama abgholt und denn ischs richtig Norde gange. Ade bolivianische Grnze hani dnn mini JeepGspndli fr die negste zwei Tg Westetripp knneglernt. 5 Powerfraue vo Sdafrika Si hnd mi ganz herzlich i http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-776406.html I39m seriously behind on my blogging due to a frantic few days of travelling in mostly remote areas with limited access to the tinterweb so I39ll try and keep this post brief so that I can catchup. After returning to La Paz I flew into Uyuni the following morning to see the Salar de Uyuni Salt flats before heading South for Chile. The approach to the airport is well worth the cost of flying http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-772012.html Kelion iki Uyuni miestelio truko apie 7 valandas. Atvaiav viet sutikom dar kelis draugus su kuriais kartu gyvenom Oruro mokykloj. Praktikai visi sak kad tai buvo vieno blogiausi kelioni gyvenime nors man pavyko pamiegoti bent kelias valandas. Atvaiavom miestel apie 5 val. nakties ir tikjoms rasti hostel kuriame galtumm isimiegoti iki ryto bet ne mes vieni http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-771788.html The Bolivian Altiplanostretches out hundreds of kilometres from Uyuni across to the Chilean and Argentinean borders. Its the real wilderness no roads just dirt tracks and a specialist guide required to navigate our way across in our off road truck. Setting out in the morning its not long before we leave the town behind and are on the dirt tracks that lead across the altiplano. The two day http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-760260.html From La Paz we headed further into Bolivia to the town of Potosi the worlds highest city. Here if you want to you can take a visit deep into the silver and tin mines that the town is famous for. I chose not to for various reasons the rumours of child labour the environmental impact of letting tourists buy and use dynamite the exposure to asbestos and silica dust whilst Iv http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-759995.html Lake Titicaca apparently the world39s highest navigable lake is not the only unique natural sight Bolivia has though technically only half of it is Bolivias and according to Peru its the caca half... As it has lost all its coastal areas in disputes with its neighbours over time Bolivia is completely landlocked and the continents highest most isolated and most rugged country. To http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-756817.html After travelling across the border of Peru into Bolivia via Copacabana I arrived in La Paz the highest capital city in the world. I booked up my jeep tour and got chatting to a guy from Lloyds no.10 he was just about to leave on the overnight bus to Uyuni i was on the flight so got to have a nights sleep in a bed. As i went through security i got pulled aside do you have a tool in your h http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-749505.html After our recharging trip down to the Amazon warmth and low altitude we were ready to head back up into the cold high altitude corner of South Western Bolivia. From La Paz we had booked an 11hr bus to Uyuni but unfortunately or fortunately the bus was cancelled and there are no other busses running that day. Our travel agent then suggested a flight that was only slightly more expensive t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-742759.html And here's all of us thinking andy was thin.. You wait till your 5890 m above sea level.Tieing your shoelaces turns into a small marathon. And don't even get me started on stairsIn the latest part of our trip we have covered the attacama desert from San pedro through the Andes into southern Bolivia. Current position the party town of potosi they don't need bars they just loose all their moral http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-733610.html As we were heading to Uyuni the excitement of finally seeing the salt flats was building.ltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangtltspangt We hadnt booked anything prior to arriving and werent really too worried about it.ltspangt Besides we already had a group of 5 ready to go for the next day so we figured it would be just fine.ltspang http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-733553.html Hola mis amigosnachdem ich vor knapp einer Woche kurz vor Mitternacht in Uyuni angekommen bin sprach mich ein hollaendisches Paar an und fragte mich nach einem guten Hostel. Auf Empfehlung einer Freundin empfahl ich ihnen das Hotel Avenida. Bei klirrender Kaelte machten wir uns auf die Suche nach diesem. Spaet nachts wurden wir von einem Sichheitsbeamten des Night Office empfangen. Ich bezog http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-733015.html Heya guys Sorry I haven39t been in contact for ages when I left San Pedro I also appear to have left phone signal Internet and general civerlisation We left sunny San Pedro to head for the other side of a mountain that separates Chillie and Bolivia. When we crossed the boarder for Bolivia we gradually reached higher altitides to get to boarder control. Very different from our boarder control. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-731456.html After the Lares trek we had 10 days left before we had to catch our flight from Santiago in Chile to Auckland New Zealand. We had thought about bussing it down to Santiago from Cusco and stopping off in places along the way but so many travellers we met kept saying how great the Bolivian Salt Flats were. So we decided to go back to Bolivia. Easier said than done The 3 day tour of the salt flat http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-725236.html Uyuni is the starting point for our 3day 4X4 excursion through the spectacular Salar de Uyuni exploring the stunning landscapes between the Salar de Uyuni and Chiles Atacama Desert by fourwheeldrive vehicle. Piercing blue skies contrast with blinding white salt as you drive across the flat lakebed. The areas unusual landscape of mountains and terrain is like nowhere on earth. Its feels li http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-725151.html UNAYWe had a grand total of 1 say in Chile because of the snow on the border. And it was an epic day see previus blog and left early in the morning on friday 7 am and that felt like a lie in to us. we were with 3 other people a fench couple who were very funny and then a guy from america whose job is to write blogs and he was somewhat interesting........ We instantly went through the bor http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-721459.html We only spent about a week in Chile as it was so expensive and after La Serena we headed straight to San Pedro de Atacama to meet our friends for a 4x4 tour. We were a bit worried about the tour as wed heard mixed reviews but all accommodation and food was included which sounded good. The next morning we were picked up at 7.45 and driven to the Bolivian border in a mini bus we thought it woul http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Bolivia/Potosi-Department/Uyuni/blog-716242.html