Finally our high desert tour of South Western Bolivia... lakes, volcanoes, hot springs, GEEZERS and much more! Even got to see two ancient cemetaries with personal driver and cook to boot! (Sean guest-writing)... While most tours of the Southwest start from Uyuni, circumstances found us in Tupiza, to the south, and it turned out that you could start the tour from there too - works better, because it is a little less popular and there is less of a danger of anti-climax, because you end up at the Salar salt lake last. Basically you´re travelling in a 4X4 jeep for four days to see the entire Salar region... We booked for Sunday through the Valle Mermoso hostel, but the little matter of the Bolivian elections delayed us a day, and on Monday we were due to
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