Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia


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South America » Bolivia
June 30th 2011
Published: July 9th 2011
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It was now time to head to Bolivia. Because of a a huge snowstorm over the Andes, the pass had been closed for over two weeks. My bus was one of the first to try again to cross. First, I should explain why you pass over the Andes this way. It is to take a 3 or 4 day tour of a place called Salar de Uyuni, which stands for the saltflats of Uyuni (a dippy little town in Bolivia). Most people ta... Read Full Entry



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Co-ed BedroomCo-ed Bedroom
Co-ed Bedroom

The bed foundations are made of solid salt blocks.
Frozen flamingosFrozen flamingos
Frozen flamingos

This night it got to minus 25 celcius, and when we woke up, this whole lake was frozen solid in the morning.
Yep...Yep...
Yep...

We took TONS of flamingo pix.
Lunch time.Lunch time.
Lunch time.

Our coke bottle was frozen solid!
Duh.Duh.
Duh.

As if you need a sign.
Oh look, a funny rabbit.Oh look, a funny rabbit.
Oh look, a funny rabbit.

It has a name, but I forget.
Salt Hotel.Salt Hotel.
Salt Hotel.

The whole building was made of salt, including the floor!



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