Train grave yard

The Salt Flats

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November 22nd 2008
Bolivia, a country we have heard so much hype about on our travels definitely lived up to expectation! We heeded the warnings about drunk drivers and false promises by tour agencies and did a bit of research into the tour company for the salt flats and this definitely paid off - we came back alive...which is more than we can say about a couple of groups over the last few months (see the lonely pla ... 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