Horseriding trek

Uyuni and Tupiza

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August 2nd 2007
Uyuni - not a great town and it is very cold there. We only went there as a stopover to go to the salt planes (Salar de Uyuni). The Salt planes are huge lakes of salt. We did a day trip to the salt planes in a 4x4 jeep and it was really amazing. It looked like snow everywhere but it was actually salt. If you go make sure you bring sunglasses and lip balm! Next we went to Tupiza. We had the bus ... 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