Salar de Uyuni

Uyuni

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January 21st 2008
Okay, so our 7 - 20 hour bus ride ended up being 10 hours. We were doing really well until we came to the big river crossing. We all had to get out to lighten the load before the bus driver tried to negociate the dry, but very soft, river bed. As we made our way across, we all had a good chuckle at another bus that was bogged. Well we all laughed too soon, because as we turned around we saw our bu ... 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