Salar de Uyuni

The Grand Finale

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November 28th 2011
Our last few days in Bolivia were spent in the largest salt flats in the world. We arrived in Uyuni, a tiny tourist town in the middle of nowhere. We spent a good few hours comparing tour agencies (there are probably over a hundred) for 3 day trips into the Salt Flats. In hindsight, we realised that it is simply potluck - all the agencies are kind of the same and even lump customers together for a ... read more

South America » Chile » Antofagasta Region » San Pedro de Atacama

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more