Uyuni, Bolivia Travel Blogs

Uyuni and its not-so-immediate vicinity
Aug 19, 2006 (14 photos)

... of six got along really well. We were all under 25, and represented France (Judith and Pauline), Australia (Michael), Switzerland (Rafael), Bolivia (Roberto), and the US (me). We got along well enough that the people alone made the three days worth the ...

The Journey of the Devil of the Death From Hell...
Nov 28, 2006 (8 photos)

... In Brief' mini-columns, as these things frequently do. Especially from places like Bolivia. Just a bit differently... The journey across the continent from Uyuni to Puetro Iguazu has been an absolute fucking nightmare. No exaggeration. Certainly one ...

Braving the Alitudes in Bolivia
Sep 1, 2007 (17 photos)

... altitude when she was in La Paz. I put that thought aside and got on the bus.  The border crossing from Chile to Bolivia was like no international border IŽd ever seen. But I guess IŽve really only seen the US borders (both Mexico and Canada) and ...

Bizarre scenery in the World's Largest Salt Flat
Sep 5, 2006 (53 photos)

... took a three day jeep trek through some of the most bizarre scenery I have ever encountered in my life. Southern Bolivia is painted with mysteriously colorful lakes, hallucinogenic salt flats, and sizzling thermal spouts. I've heard it described as the ...

To the Salt Lakes of Bolivia
Apr 6, 2006 (28 photos)

... 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 ...

Uyuni and the Salt Flats
Jul 5, 2008 (45 photos)

... ve ever experienced... still, I took my sleeping bag with me so slept pretty much through all of it... We arrived in Uyuni really early in the morning and it was goddamn freeeeezing! Once again we used our numbers to hunt down the cheapest hostel ...

The end of planet earth with added salt...
Sep 4, 2005 (22 photos)

... the silver mines in Chile, and mother farming Quinoa grain in the desert. I have been feeling increasingly guilty whilst in Bolivia about having given our time to the children of Galápagos, a part of South America where I now realise the children lead ...

The Highest....Bolivia in a Nutshell
Nov 21, 2005 (40 photos)

... fast and doing all sorts of crazy stuff lately - overall Bolivia has been phenomenal (and CHEAP!). Stick with me here, because Bolivia has... THE HIGHEST NAVIGABLE LAKE IN THE WORLD (3810 metres) First stop, Lago Titicaca and Isla de Sol, mythical ...

A harrowing day
Sep 4, 2006 (4 photos)

... the world. Watching CNN though there were reports of a train crash that killed 5 in Egypt but no mention of any deaths in Bolivia. Makes you think. We have all talked about it a lot and Dave and I emailed and called our families today to remind them ...

A Pinch of Salt
Apr 4, 2008 (12 photos)

... price included 2 nights accommodation, all of our meals, entry to the national parks, departure and entry taxes to Chile and Bolivia respectively and our transport - the grand total was just under fifty pounds, and we forked out for a more expensive tour. ...

Chilling out in an out of bounds town
Feb 23, 2009 (29 photos)

Today we just hung around Uyuni. We checked out of Prisoner Cell Block H around 11am then sat and had a late brekky of scrambled eggs. I then went off to book a bus to La Paz for that evening. The first place I went to had no places left (apparently, ...

Flamingoes, fumeroles and wide open spaces
Feb 3, 2006 (11 photos)

... , after collecting bags and arranging onward travel, everyone gathered in Minuteman (the best pizza place in the world, let alone Bolivia!) for a farewell drink and a bite to eat. WeŽd bought tickets for the 1.45am train to Oruro (from where we would catch ...

Can you pass the salt please?
Jul 30, 2005 (27 photos)

... Tours in San Pedro de Atacama, heading over the altiplano and through Salar de Uyuni on our way to the town of Uyuni in Bolivia. With me on the trip are Catherine and Marcus (a young and friendly couple from California, on their way to Tierra del Fuego in ...

San Pedro - Uyuni
Jun 6, 2008 (22 photos)

Going anti clockwise around South America results in many travellers doing a Jeep tour from San Pedro in Chile to Uyuni in Bolivia. Colque tours in San Pedro was recommended to us, costing $90US approx for a tour which took three days and two nights. [ ...

Jeep Jeep
Dec 9, 2005 (15 photos)

... from Canada, and Kathina from Finland, who were all planning on doing the same tour of the south west of Bolivia and the salt flats (the Salar de Uyuni). So, we decided to go together. After a minor delay of nearly two hours, the luxurious train made it ...

Bumpy
Oct 25, 2006 (9 photos)

... we decided to do a day tour out to see the ruins of Tiwanaku (also called Tiahuanaco). These are the best Inca ruins in Bolivia, but we'd heard they are nothing compared to those found in Peru. After the hours drive out from La Paz we arrived at the ...

Geez It's Cold
Oct 30, 2006 (13 photos)

... in the town of San Cristobal. Six years ago the town didn't exist, springing up with a huge mineral boom occurring in the area. With Uyuni in sight the car gave a cough, splutter then suddenly stopped. Oh no, so close yet so far! We'd run out of petrol. ...

Salt Flats of the Devil of the Death from Hell...
Nov 20, 2006 (60 photos)

... Spanish, French, Danish and New Zealandish comprising our tour group. "Huh?" The Land Cruiser bounced along the dusty roads of Bolivia's south west, close inspection revealing it to be a Toyosa model, rather than the better known Toyota. I try and decide ...

The salt of the earth
Sep 5, 2005

After a gorgeous train journey THROUGH bird infested lago Poopo and the desolate plains of south Bolivia it was time for us to understand the REAL meaning of COLD!!!. At 3675m the freezing cold Middle-of-nowhere town of Uyuni is the jump off point for ...

Salar de Uyuni
Nov 9, 2006 (24 photos)

... incident with our drunk guide in Salar de Uyuni just about finished us off.   However, not to leave Bolivia on a totally negative note, it's the country with the highest indigenous population in South America, which makes it more culturally ...

Uyuni salt flats tour!
Jul 5, 2008 (23 photos)

... at soem crazy rock formations, made from this dusty red rock.....with a view of a volcanoe in the distance (half the volcanoe in Bolivia, half in Chille).  Next a laguna lunch and a lonely flamingo to watch. After a couple more lakes, a bunch more ...

Salt Flat adventure
Nov 23, 2005 (5 photos)

We spent three days in jeeps crossing the Altiplano and Salt Flats of Bolivia. The journey was spectacular, multi coloured lagoons, strange rock formations and huge expanses of desert. We drove out of San Pedro and crossed the border into Bolivia, the ...

Salar de Uyuni...The World's Largest Salt Desert
Jun 20, 2006 (59 photos)

... thermal springs before everyone in my group got dropped off and took a bus to Chile and I returned alone with the guide to Uyuni. I think the pictures convey this adventure quite clearly so take some time and check them out... there a lot of em! The worst ...

Uyuni Salt Flats
Sep 9, 2008 (13 photos)

The Uyuni Salar is the largest salt flat in the world and one of the most bizare places on the planet.  It's 4,000 square miles of perfectly flat white salt at 12,000 feet above sea level and surrounded by volcanoes.   ...

The Great Train Graveyard
Jun 17, 2006 (12 photos)

... to be a fantastic tour if we can find a reliable guide that prepares good food and we can manage to stay warm. Uyuni only has two attractions; Tours to the Salar, and a rusty old train graveyard. This entry has photos from the Train Graveyard only.

Uyuni - Some Home Comforts, But Still No Water!
Mar 31, 2004

... , Andrea and I ventured out for some breakfast, but were again victims of exasperatingly slow (almost non-existent) service - it seems that Bolivia is not the place to indulge in eating out. We spent a fair portion of the day back on the Internet (we had ...

Train Cemetery
Sep 11, 2008 (5 photos)

Our final stop was the Train Cemetery - an old train junkyard out in the desert and a very cool playground.  I wish I had one of these around when I was a kid!  

Salt and beyond...
Sep 3, 2006 (15 photos)

... and somehow Carlos got us to a small town for us to fill up on fuel however they had run out. A while later we reached Uyuni which is basically a desert town and pretty small and not as touristy or small as San Pedro but are a lot more locals here. We ...

Mindblowing Bolivia
Sep 23, 2006 (59 photos)

I signed up for a 3 day tour from San Pedro in Chile to Uyuni in Bolivia for $80 USD all inclusive. There are quit a few companies that offer a very similar thing, but I would recommend the company I went with (Estrella del Sur) because I think our food ...

Brush with death aboard a Bolivian bus
Jan 30, 2006 (3 photos)

... , we boarded the 10am bus to Uyuni, about six hours away. The road was gravel all the way (as they mostly are in Bolivia) but in pretty good condition. Minutes out of Potosi, we realised that weŽd lost our guidebook, our precious bible, probably left ...