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Travel Blogs from Uyuni, Bolivia
Uyuni and its not-so-immediate vicinity
This is a top pick! ... 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...
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Braving the Alitudes in Bolivia
This is a top pick! ... 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 I“d ever seen. But I guess I“ve really only seen the US borders (both Mexico and ...
Bolivia - Land of a Million Landscapes
This is a top pick! ... 24 people...no heat....no electricity other than generators....... Not what I expected, not what they expected but the scenery from Uyuni, Bolivia to the Chilean border, where I was dropped off before it even opened....in the middle of absolutely ...
In Bolivia & those white piles of powder are salt
This is a top pick! ... world's largest salt flats, which is nearly 12,000 square kilometres at a altitude of just over 3.6kms above sea level. From Uyuni, most daytrips leave in four wheel drive jeeps with a stop at the Cemeterio de Trenes where old locomotives sit, waiting ...
Bizarre scenery in the World's Largest Salt Flat
This is a top pick! ... entry. Just scroll through the images I managed to capture and you'll get a glimpse of how spectacular southern Bolivia really is. Here's a quick taste: Quantifiable Summary As another twist for this entry, instead of the usual ...
Uyuni and the Salt Flats
This is a top pick! ... '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 ...
To the Salt Lakes of Bolivia
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Altiplano Day Two
This is a top pick! ... the main "road" from Uyuni to Calama in Chile, and very gradually over the next few hours we started descending. We arrived in Uyuni in the late afternoon and checked into our hotel. We were all desperate for a shower since we hadn't had one since ...
The Highest....Bolivia in a Nutshell
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
The Incredible Salar de Uyuni
This is a top pick! ... were soon on our way to the incredible Salar de Uyuni full of excited aniticipation. Here are a few interesting facts.... 1. The Salar de Uyuni is the world's largest salt flat, measuring 10, 582 square km. 2. It sits at 3,656 metres above sea level and ...
A Pinch of Salt
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
The end of planet earth with added salt...
This is a top pick! ... down 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 Galįpagos, a part of South America where I now realise the ...
A harrowing day
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Flamingoes, fumeroles and wide open spaces
This is a top pick! ... afternoon, 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. We“d bought tickets for the 1.45am train to Oruro (from where we ...
Can you pass the salt please?
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
The Salt Times
This is a top pick! Onwards and up to our next destination, Uyuni. The gateway town to the Bolivian salt flats, an ancient ocean now dried up forming the largest salt flat in the world at 4,085 square miles (10,582 square km). We drove out for a day trip, ...
Uyuni Salt Flats
This is a top pick! 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 ...
It's all as plain as Salt.
This is a top pick! ... , the Salar de Uyuni, and we had made it... on bikes! Basically, 40000 to 25000 years ago much of south west bolivia was a lake which dried up to leave two smaller lakes and two major salt concentrations, the lagest being the Salar de Uyuni. It ...
Jeep Jeep
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Train Cemetery
This is a top pick! 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! ...
Mindblowing Bolivia
This is a top pick! 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 ...
Salt Flats of the Devil of the Death from Hell...
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
The salt of the earth
This is a top pick! 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 ...
San Pedro - Uyuni
This is a top pick! 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. ...
Uyuni salt flats tour!
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Salar de Uyuni
This is a top pick! ... and the 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 ...
Bumpy
This is a top pick! ... 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
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Salar de Uyuni...The World's Largest Salt Desert
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...