Salar de Uyuni

Salar de Uyuni

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June 2nd 2006
On the dusty, bumpy ride from Potosi to Uyuni the bus made one of many stops to clear rocks from the road. My eyes drifted upward from my book and followed the driver hopping from his door and walking outwards from the bus. Then they fixated on Jupiter. Actually, no, Jupiter bears more resemblance to normalcy than does the eyeful I was presented with this morning. The sky was the only normal part ... read more

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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