Sunrise over the Salar

Salar de Uyuni

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November 10th 2010
So. After the miserable ATM afternoon, i headed off for the much anticipated tour of the salt flats and Atacama desert that would eventually take me into Bolivia. As seems to kind of a recurring theme because of sub-par Spanish from me and misinformation from most tour providers here, i didn't really know what to expect. The first few hours involved shuffling through buses in the wee hours of the ... 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