Salt blocks

Salar de Uyuni

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July 3rd 2010
Johaan finally arrived to La Paz on Monday night! The next two days I showed him around to the Hospital del Nino, my home stay, and the areas that I have called home for the last two months. On Wednesday, we got on a 14 hour over night bus to Salar de Uyuni. The Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat, totaling 4,086 square meters near the crest of the Andeas. The area used to be a part of ... read more

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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