G and Miner

Potosi Silver Mine and Salar de Uyuni

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December 22nd 2009
Hola Amigos, From the Witches Market in La Paz through the largest salt desert on Earth and finally into civilisation again in Chile. Big week for us. Leaving La Paz was tougher than we thought. It´s a friendly place despite its reputation to the contrary and tourists are treated better than in any other big city we´d been to so far. We left a few travelling comrades behind to party over ... 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