Salar Salt Piles

Uyuni Salt Flats and the Altiplano Tour, Part 1

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March 15th 2006
We arrived last night to Uyuni, a cute little one horse town, basically there to offer gringos pringles, bottled water, cuban rum and the like. We are taking the most common tour down here, a 4 day jeep trek into the altiplano, hitting the regions highlights. Its a lot of driving, but if you are one for roadtrips, and aren´t that worried about really roughing it, than this is for you. It is ... 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