Laguna Verde Uyuni

Quoi de plus beau qu'une excursion de 3 jours sur le salar d'Uyuni et dans le Sud Lipez?! Bien que le salar soit inondé, nous interdisant de le traverser et de dormir dans un hotel de sel, nous avons passé 3 jours fabuleux en compagnie d'un couple de français et 2 australiennes. Une sacrée équipe avec notre guide Oaldo, Sabrina et moi avons joué …

Na een helse busrit vanuit Potosi kwamen we rond 3u 's nachts toe in Tupiza. Gelukkig was er nog in kamer vrij in het hotel waarin het reisagentschap (waarmee we de tour zouden doen) gevestigd is. Na een lekker ontbijt in het hotel vertrokken we met onze jeep richting Salar de Uyuni.

Het gezelschap in onze jeep bleek meteen heel goed mee …

Grenzübertritt nach Bolivien; Lagunen & Salvador Dali Wüste.

Heute verlassen wir Chile und passieren die Grenze zu Bolivien.

Unterwegs reichen wir uns immer wieder den „mate". Da Sonia Argentinierin ist werden täglich zwischen 4 und 5-mal yerba“ (Teeblätter) mit 80 Grad siedendem Wasser in einem „ …

Na Santa Cruz, Sucre en Potosi dan uiteindelijk aangekomen bij de high light van dit land: het zout meer of Salar de Uyuni.
Hier hebben we vanaf Tupiza een geweldige tour van vier dagen gedaan waarbij we eindeloos door de Andes zijn gereden. Allerlei vreemde meertjes vol met mineralen gezien en gezwommen in een heerlijk warme geizer (douchen …

Starting at dawn in Uyuni we picked up a local guide to take us across the desert to the Chilean border town of San Pedro De Atacama. This is a 2 day drive and we'll be crossing the Andes at high altitude and sleeping rough en route. But first it's time for some sun on the highest salt lake in the world. At 3,600 metres this huge lake is a …

Arriving in Tupiza at 4am is an awkward hour. This town has no wifi so I pray there are taxis waiting when I arrive at the bus terminal. I forgot to ask whether there would be taxis there before I left Sucre. I was starting to worry Tupiza would be so small there may not even be a bus terminal and I will be thrown out on the side of the road by my …

Wie bereits erwaehnt, gibt es ca. 70 Touranbieter die einen Besuch zur Salzwueste und die Gegend darum herum anbieten. Da diese Touren zu 98% identisch sind und alle zur gleichen Zeit starten, ist man sehr selten alleine. War zuerst doch ein wenig davon ueberrascht, aber letztlich hat es kaum gestoert. Die Landschaft, die wir gesehen haben, war …

Entry containing 48 photos titled: Arbol de Piedra or 'Stone Tree', Sarah and Chilean flamigoes, dinner- night 3 for Wendy's birthday, Sarah on Salar De Uyuni, Sarah and a mirror background, Justin enjoying the mirror, Sarah- day 4 Salar de Uyuni, getting naked on the Salar

... and unstable. I finished my descent and got my much deserved close-up! Edwin explained that the Green Lagoon, or Laguna Verde, as it´s called, gets its color from oxygenated copper found in the area. Apparently this type of copper is ...

... Wake up at 7:30am Visit lots of lakes End at Laguna Colorado-Freezing! Eat dinner, sleep Monday, 9/4 Wake up at 4:45am Leave to visit Laguna Verde Cross Chilean Customs Bus to San Pedre de Atacama (included in tour, about 1hr) Still ...

... near as painful as I had feared, but my hair had turned into icicles at the back!! After that we visited one more lake, Laguna Verde (the Green Lake), but it wasn´t that green, because again, it was a bit too frozen... it was still beautiful ...

... Estrella del Sur, that starts in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile, and finishes on the edge of an expansive salt flat in Uyuni, Bolivia. Day 1 Bolivian Border to Lago Colorado We are picked up bright and early at our hostel and meet some of our fellow ...

... where the temperature was much warmer and we would be slapping on the suncream. On the first day we visited thermal pools, Laguna Verde which was a bright green colour and full of flamingoes, and Laguna Colorada which was multi-coloured due to all ...

... spotted a few here and there earlier in the trip, but these were close to the road and suprisingly tolerant of our presence. Laguna Verde had been the furthest point of our trip. At lunch we said farewell to our Argentinian friends Laura and Alejo - ...

... around 3500-5000 meters above sea level), but warm and nice during the day. We visit all the main sites of course, including Laguna Verde, Laguna Colorada, Sol de Mañana (a geyser basin at 4950m. In the previous blog entry, I know I said that the El ...

... varied and spectacular. On the first day we visited Laguna Blanca (white lagoon, high amounts of calcium carbonate), and Laguna Verde (green lagoon, high amounts of copper and arsenic), then headed through the Dali desert (with unusual rock ...

... , warmest ones.  Having relaxed ourselves in the pools we finally got breakfast and then set off to our final location - Laguna Verde.  This lake was stunning, with Volan Licancabur set behind it.  A shame it was so cold because none of us ...

... This had some fantastic views and a great reflection of the volcano in the Lagoon. Another 10 minutes drive and we arrived at Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon). This lagoon actually changed colour with the wind. When still, there was just a green tint to it ...