Oruro Forum

... Louise has answered your questions. Here is some additional information. According to the timetable (undated), it seems trains are running from Oruro to Uyuni and on the the Chilean border. There are phones if you would like to call them. How's your ...

... La Paz to Oruro and then take a train from Oruro to Uyuni. You will have to leave La Paz at 8am LATEST. You will get to Oruro at about lunch time and the train leaves at 2pm if I remember correctly. If you miss the train, here isn't one until the ...

... the usual Bolivian schedules...) Anyone taken the train from Antofagasta to Uyuni? I agree 100% with Rhinosride. Don't miss Bolivia. From what I can see from the railway website (only in Spanish) there is passenger service only once a week from ...

... 2. Whats your opinion about taking a SLR camera with us on travelling, regarding saftey, practicality and danger of getting wet or damaged?? 3. Anyone knows if the traintrack between Oruro-Uyuni has been fixed?? Thank you!

According to Peruvian press, a group stole 100 metres of rails of the line from Oruro to Uyuni (Salt Flats). Therefore the transport is temporarily interrupted. I believe buses can do the route but will be overcrowded. The press said the service should ...

... , I would go by bus and train to the Brazilian border at Corumba, which is in the Southern Pantanal. Go from Uyuni to Oruro, then continue by bus via Cochabamba to Santa Cruz From here there is a train, the famous "tren de la muerte& ...

... by night on the longer runs, but only use luxury buses for night travel, not local chicken buses. Pretty much anywhere in Bolivia try to keep to day runs for the spectacular scenery, especially around Lake Titicaca. Read up on all the towns you will ...

... Fridays at 07:00 hours x 14 hours. From Antofagasta there are direct luxury sleeper bus services to Arequipa and Lima. If you go the Bolivia route, you take the Argentine bus to La Quiaca (Departing at: 5:30 - 10:30 - 15:30 - 22:00 hours), then cross ...

... for rail services on the Bolivian side: Read our fellow Travelpod bloggers on this area: A much longer alternative is from Oruro, via Uyuni and the great salt pans to Antofagasta, Chile. Then over the Andes to San Antonio de los Cobres to ...

... for rail services on the Bolivian side: Read our fellow Travelpod bloggers on this area: A much longer alternative is from Oruro, via Uyuni and the great salt pans to Antofagasta, Chile. Then over the Andes to San Antonio de los Cobres to ...

... about Chile and Santiago? Adding Colombia may not be a bad idea, though it would probably add a week to your IT. Hopefully Bolivia is in your plans. I would imagine you will be doing Cusco/Puno (Lake Titicaca)/La Paz/Oruro/Potosi/Salta via Quebrada de ...

... the Andes back to Santiago. Take the overnight buses if possible in Chile, but you may prefer day buses in Peru and Bolivia for the scenery. To get inside Travelpod traveller information on each city you plan to visit, access the Travelpod site, and ...

Hi just looking for a bit of advice.... We are travelling across Bolivia (Santa Cruz to La Paz) and onwards into Peru (Puno, Cuzco, Arequipa) then down into Chile and going to San Pedro de Attacama.... Are we better going to the salar d'uyuni ...