Statue made out of iron- Uyuni

Más Bolivia: beautiful Uyuni & impressive Potosí

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September 22nd 2007
After being back in La Paz for one night I took a bus the next day towards Uyuni, to see the famous Salares (salt planes). The bus ride was more or less 15 hours instead of 10, because our first bus broke down. After that I was freezing while waiting for the next (and way more) shabby bus. I had to change to another bus in the middle of the night, and the next day another bus broke d ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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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