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Uyuni and the salt flats (or lack of...)

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January 12th 2007
Claire: not much to say about uyuni, all there is to do here is eat some really good pizza at a restaurant owned by a boston baseball legend and pick up some 4x4s for the drive across the salt flats. originally we were meant to be driving across the flats on day 1 of our 4x4 adventure but they were too flooded so we only got an hour across before we had to turn back. not only were the flats flood ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Salar de 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