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Day 27: Uyuni - Salt Flats

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May 25th 2011
This morning we were picked up by our guide who explained what we would be doing for our day at the salt flats. We drove to a train graveyard first, which was on the way to the salt flats. It was a bit ghost like, but pretty fun climbing in and out of the old trains. The whole area was covered in coral, because 1000’s of years ago the salt flats were under water. Then we drove to a salt mine, wh ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » 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