Cactus

Salt Flats and desert crossing

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March 21st 2007
Uyuni Uyuni as a town isn't much to shout about, apart from the market and handful of bars. I think in older times it was a town built on a mineral route from the Atacama desert up to La Paz, but now it mainly serves as a tourist base for the Salar de Uyuni (Salt Lake) expeditions, which of course we were there to do! Salt Flats In the morning the 4x4's picked us up and we ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Salar de Uyuni

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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