Rock Tree

Chile to Bolivia

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May 21st 2006
Sad to leave the family in San Pedro but managed to get up for the 8am start from town. Met my tour group, a British bloke and a German couple. Got a small minibus to the border to stamp out of Chile and then continued to the Bolivian border. Casually driving down the main (tarmaced!!) road and napping when a sudden swerve to the left takes us off the road and into the dirt. Everyone is shocked bu ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » 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