The Salar de Uyuni, the world´s largest salt flat

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March 30th 2008

Published: April 5th 2008

This particular morning was one of the most efficient I´ve had yet. Having just arrived on a bus from Potosi at 1am (see previous post) I was anxious to book a tour of the Salar de Uyuni and leave this morning as I´d learned that the town of Uyuni is not a particularly fun place to spend a day. I woke relatively early and happily discovered that virtually all of the tour operators (and there a... Read Full Entry

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Gerry Timmermans

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I've done lots of travelling in the past (I think I'm up to about 57 countries). This blog was started in 2007 shortly before my Peru/Bolivia/Chile trip, but I'll eventually update it with my previous trips at some point (one of these days when I actually get around to scanning the photos). This blog is both a journal for myself (and my wife and kids for our family trips) and a tool to share our photos/experiences with family and friends. ... full info

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cute little critter

I can´t remember the name of this animal, but he´s like a mountain rabbit.

me, and Nena

Nena was our super-awesome cook, and was almost always in a good mood.

look, I can jump over a mountain.

Flamingoes

a small lizard

This little guy was very friendly. I sat beside him for almost 5 minutes.

our lunch

Yummy, chicken, veggies and rice.

the tree rock

Crazy, wind eroded rock in the middle of nowhere.

the tree rock

Me, with the crazy, wind eroded rock in the middle of nowhere.

Laguna Colorado

The red-brown lake.

dinner in the cold

sunrise over the geysers

I swear I have a better picture than this, but I can´t find it at the moment.

Thermal baths

I was in here a few minutes earlier. The water was perfect.

Laguna Verde

the reflection in laguna verde. it isn´t so green today as there isn´t any wind (apparently it´s the same deal as laguna colorado)

beautiful barren landscape

I took dozens of photos like this, no vegetation at all but still beautiful.

a remote border post

Normally I keep my camera out-of-sight at border crossings, but this place is so pathetically remote I had to take a photo.

about to enter Chile

And now I´m just being silly. But, we had some time to kill while waiting for our bus.

5th April 2008

Jen
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I made the post!!!!!
Awwww..... Thanks Gerry! You made me smile, and I only hope I can one day meet your new friend Jamie. My cousin lives in San Diego, and I have been threatening to move there for at least 4 years now... Anyway, thanks Sweetheart for the shout out. For some reason, I'm in a funk tonight, and you put a big smile on my face. It's the little things... Good friends, good peeps. Okay, enough sap. What kind of beer do they have? :P

5th April 2008

Eric D'Souza
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Your blog brings back a lot of memories! You're lucky that there was water on Salar de Uyuni -- I was hoping for that but it was cracked dry when I was there. I'd forgotten about the train graveyard -- that's a cool site and a nice bonus on the trip

5th April 2008

Eric D'Souza
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Just re-read my blog entry from my Bolivia trip in 2002 -- it was almost identical! Heather said she wouldn't be able to tell the author between the two http://travel.ericdsouza.com/2002/06/potosi-bolivia.html

5th April 2008

gtimmermans
Gerry Timmermans

beer
my favourite so far has been either Cusqueña or Arequipeña in Peru (where I am right now). In Bolivia they had a pilsner that was pretty good ... I can´t remember the name ... La Paz Pilsner maybe?

5th April 2008

gtimmermans
Gerry Timmermans

Eric´s blog
Hey, I just re-read your blog entry too ... Heather is right, pretty darn similar. I think our perspectives on things are still quite similar when we travel. Regarding the water on the salar, it was only really in one spot just as we were leaving. I was so hoping for it as I´d seen pictures elsewhere ... it was barely enough to get the reflection shot ... but that was enough for me.

5th April 2008

stefanie
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Sounds great...now i'm really getting excited to go on my trip too!!!! Now that you've made another friend in San Diego, the Timmerman clan will have more of an excuse to come visit me in San Diego. :)

5th April 2008

gtimmermans
Gerry Timmermans

San Diego
hopefully ... sometime we can work in a visit

8th June 2011

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