Uyuni

Uyuni

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November 12th 2006
We stayed for one night in La Paz and headed over to RamJam, a local restaurant/bar where RPCV Kory owns the worlds highest oxygen bar. He served with Zach, a crisis corps volunteer in El Sal. The next morning we headed to Oruro on an early bus. From there we had to options: a train or a bus to Uyuni. We chose the train and bought first-class tickets. It was just about the slowest thing Ive ev ... 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