Destination: Bolivia
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Bolivia may be one of the poorest countries in South America, but its cultural wealth, the vastly differing Amazonian and Andean landscapes, and the remnants of mysterious ancient civilizations make it a rich and exciting destination if you're looking for more than postcards.
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Tue, 15 Jul 2008 | By stu_n_anna | Views [4]
It’s difficult to know what to write about the Salar de Uyuni… We left Uyuni on the Sunday and went out to the salt flats, which are just lakes so saline that the surface crystallises into a layer of salt so thick you can drive across it. Consequently ... Read more >
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 | By stu_n_anna | Views [47]
After the excitement of Cuzco, we headed south to Puno and then over the border to Bolivia near the shores of Lake Titicaca. Our first stop in Bolivia was Isla Del Sol, the island on the lake that the Inca´s believed was the site of the creation of ... Read more >
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 | By steeve | Views [29]
After a few days following Che to his final
resting place on a mortuary slab in a Hospital in the small town of Vallagrande we took a bus to Villa Tunari a small town on
route Cochabamba.
Our plan was to check out the Animal sanctuary Inti Yara ... Read more >
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Sun, 6 Jul 2008 | By bagen | Views [37]
Our next and last stop in Bolivia was the highest navigatable lake in the world. Lake Titicaca. Located between the borders of Bolivia and Peru it´s over 3800 meters high. It´s also huge... and cold. Our town on the banks of this very picturesque lake ... Read more >
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [41]
I met a couchsurfer named Freddy just before I had left for La Senda Verde, who was about 27 years old, was born in Bolivia, works in a travel agency, and also studies. He speaks English very well and also used to be a Spanish teacher, so you could just ... Read more >
Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By simonefrancis | Views [88]
TUESDAY NIGHT... Hooray!! I´m just outside Coroico!! I can breathe again... I can live again!!! The drive here, even though it was getting dark, was fantastic! Marcelo and Vicky run the organisation ´La Senda Verde´, which is a sanctuary for ... Read more >
Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By courta104 | Views [46]
Upon arriving in La Paz, I immediately hated the city. It is a loud, polluted, crowded city. Sam, Rochelle, Gabe (a newbie to our group from Alaska), and I got settled into a hostel and took a nap because none of us really got much sleep on the overnight ... Read more >
Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By courta104 | Views [33]
We got to the city of Sucre and Rochelle, Sam and I felt as though we were in some other country. Sucre is the other capital of Bolivia and it is large and busy like any other type of capital city, except that Sucre is completely whitewashed and clean ... Read more >
Tue, 1 Jul 2008 | By courta104 | Views [45]
After Uyuni, Rochelle, Sam, Jesse, Pascale and I all went to Potosi. The bus ride was not so nice, but it gave us a preview of what was to come. Potosi is the highest city in the world at 4 thousand something meters. So, when we got there at about ... Read more >
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 | By bagen | Views [45]
Ben wanted to climb a mountain. Said it was 6088m. I said okay. Off we went to climb Huayana Potosi. A stunning snow capped mountain just to the east of La Paz. So picture going up a really big set of stairs.... now reduce the oxygen by ... Read more >
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