Giant cacti on Isla de Pescado

In the middle of the Salt Lake is this land island of giant cacti.

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Into Bolivia, Uyuni, and the great wilderness of the Salt Lake

May 27th 2005
We crossed the overland border from Argentina into Bolivia on 27th May 2005. I always find land border crossings stressful as there are always 100's of people milling around, a good number of them waiting to scam you in some way before you've managed to work out the correct exchange rate! Then having to negotiate the immigration procedures in a foreign language and endure the eternally rude immigr ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Uyuni

Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more

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