Returning from the Salar de Coipasa

Bolivia (Colchane - Oruro)

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June 12th 2011
After crossing the border at Colchane we continued North-East towards Oruro, a city just over 200km south of La Paz. Close to the border is the Coipasa salt flat which we made a detour to see on the way. Coipasa is smaller than the more famous Salar de Uyuni just south of it, but it is really beautiful as it has a volcano in the middle and has the Volcan national park on the horizon. The problem w ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Oruro Department » Oruro

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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