Salt flat high

We were so fortunate to be paired with a very cool Aussie couple from Perth on our four-day tour (sometimes other tourists can absolutely ruin the vibe). We got on so well with Ben and Sophie, we even stuck with them through Potosi, after which they went to Cochabamba to do volunteer work and we headed to La Paz.

The surreal Southwest

February 26th 2009
At first, crossing from Argentina into the dusty Bolivian border town of Villazon was largely uneventful. There were the usual line crashers and moments of confusion when we can’t read the signs. There was a bit of a stir among the tourist contingent when news spread that Americans, and only Americans, were being charged $135 to enter Bolivia while the rest of the world had free admittance. And ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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

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