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Weather in Uyuni, SLR camera and traintrack

Posted by mmbcross

... 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 ...

Bolivia to Santiago

Posted by mmbcross

... arrange for a trip leaving the next day. There is only one way to get from La Paz to Uyuni. Take a bus from 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 ...

Travelling in Bolivia

Posted by mmbcross

... 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 ...

Weather in Uyuni, SLR camera and traintrack

Posted by gloebetrotter

... 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!

Train Oruro to Uyuni - temporarily not working

Posted by veromarcos

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 ...

Bolivia-Pantanal-Manus-Rio

Posted by mmbcross

... , 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& ...

Buenos Aires to Cusco

Posted by mmbcross

... 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 ...

Iguazu Falls to Lima

Posted by mmbcross

... and 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 ...

Backpacking South America 2014

Posted by drewcrawf

Posted on May 19, 2013, 22:18:29

... Guayaquil Huaquillas, Ecuador Tumbes, Peru Máncora Chiclayo Trujillo Lima Cuzco Arequipa Puno Yunguyo, Peru Copacabana, Bolivia La Paz Oruro Sucre Potosi Villazón, Bolivia La Quiaca, Argentina Salta, Argentina Calama, Chile Antofagasta Caldera Bahia ...

12 week Itinerary advice?

Posted by mmbcross

... 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 ...

Santiago to Cuzco ... and back???

Posted by mmbcross

... 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 ...

Salar d'Uyuni

Posted by mmbcross

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 ...

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