P1000395

4WD Tour to the Salar de Uyuni

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March 20th 2009
Boy was that a tough tour. I´m so exhausted - think it´s the altitude. I blame everything on the altitude these days :-) The tour consisted of 2 jeeps, each with 5 tourists and 1 driver. In one jeep was a cook for the group of 10 (a lovely lady with few teeth, who insisted that vegetarian meal means french fries instead of meat). ------------------------- Day 1: We started the tour at 9am ... 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