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July 5th 2009
The border crossing from Argentina into Bolivia couldn't have been easier - we hopped off our bus from Tilcara and walked across to Villazon in Bolivia - no worries! And booked ourselves onto the first bus leaving to Tupiza - where we planned to take a trip through the salt flats up to Uyuni. We wasted a couple of hours in a friendly local pizzeria where Eric had his first Spanish conversation on ... 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