Lago Verde

Into Boliva - 4WD Border Crossing

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June 6th 2006
Another touch and go border crossing with Bolivia closed due to heavy snow fall the day before we left San Pedro De Atacama on route across the Salt Plains to Uyuni. The only way to cross into Bolivia from San Pedro is a 3 day 4WD tour.... This was are first taste of real altitude as we crossed the alti plano (high plain) which stretches across Bolivia and the high plain. Spent the first night a ... 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