Non-tourist district of Uyuni

It is amazing how the roads go from nice paved roads to dirt within a few blocks of the main district of town where the tourists hang out.

Un día en el pueblo desierto de Uyuni

December 27th 2006
After our late arrival the night before, Karin and I woke up at 10AM. Only 6 hours of sleep but we did not want to waste our day sleeping. I went to turn on the light switch in our room and nothing happened. Strange considering the light worked well the night before. We could hear some voice outside our room and we found out that there was no electricity in the town of Uyuni. They said it wou ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Uyuni

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

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