the stone tree

Salar de Uyuni

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August 29th 2008
We spent four days and three nights freezing our asses off at high altitude but the scenery & experience was worth it: like nothing on earth. If they did fake the moon landings they probably did it in south west Bolivia, the landscape was a mixture of the moon and mars! We can hardly believe the things we got to see on the trip: blood red lagoons full of sleeping flamingoes, electric green lagoo ... 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