Children sledge down a mound of salt, using plastic bottles!

In the village of Colchani, on the edge of the Salt Lake. Here the salt is processed and bagged by the villagers with very little technology.

Into Bolivia, Uyuni, and the great wilderness of the Salt Lake

May 27th 2005
We crossed the overland border from Argentina into Bolivia on 27th May 2005. I always find land border crossings stressful as there are always 100's of people milling around, a good number of them waiting to scam you in some way before you've managed to work out the correct exchange rate! Then having to negotiate the immigration procedures in a foreign language and endure the eternally rude immigr ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Uyuni

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

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