Lagona Colorado

Desert Crossing - Bolivia

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January 9th 2010
Bolivia- Three day Desert Crossing One of the highlights of this trip was the three day desert crossing from Chile into Bolivia. First it was a bus that drove us to the boarder where we got our passport stamped. Because of going up into high altitude most of our pens exploded and there was ink everywhere; on the floor and all over our hands! After getting all that sorted we started gett ... read more

South America » Bolivia

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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