P1000533 - Chicken bus from Uyuni to Sucre

Sucre

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March 23rd 2009
I arrived in Sucre after 9 hours on a chicken bus. You have to look at the photo to clearly understand this. The road between Uyuni and Potosi is just mud and sand. Occassionally we literally drove over a river (thank goodness we didn´t get stuck). It had been raining cats and dogs, so everything was flooded. Chicken bus meant that our luggage was put on the roof of the bus (and got wet), and Bol ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Chuquisaca Department » Sucre

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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