BoliviaDepartamento de PotosíTupiza21°26’36” S 65°42’57” W
March 29, 2016 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Took a bus to the border town of La Quiaca Trundled our bags several blocks to the immigration, crossed over to Villazon in Bolivia & took a bus to Tupiza. Our first proper taste of Bolivia. Our roomRead more
BoliviaDepartamento de PotosíProvincia Nor Lípez20°15’18” S 67°27’59” W March 30, 2016 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Long drive through multicoloured and llama filled mountain roads to Bolivia's altiplano. Had lunch at the scruffy and remote mining town where Butch Cassidy & the Sundance kid died, having robbed theRead more
BoliviaDepartamento de PotosíProvincia Nor Lípez20°15’9” S 67°26’56” W March 30, 2016 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Here are the Incahausi Island cacti shots.
We stayed that night in a salt hotel - a hotel made entirely of salt!
BoliviaDepartamento de PotosíProvincia Sud Lípez22°13’53” S 67°47’8” W
March 31, 2016 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 36 °C
Drove away from the Salar past fields of quinoa - it grows well here as it's high and dry (over 4000m).
Passed a smoking volcano and some petrified lava.
Found flamingos - lot & lots of them on theRead more
BoliviaDepartamento de PotosíLaguna Colorada22°13’26” S 67°47’8” W
March 31, 2016 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Flamingos! Or as they are known here, flamencos.
ChileAntofagastaProvincia de El Loa22°52’54” S 67°47’49” W
April 1, 2016 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Passed the Arbol de Peidra - The rock tree. Then some geothermal geezers and wonderfully hellish and stinky bubbling mud pools. Clare braved her feet in a hot spring stream.
BoliviaDepartamento de PotosíProvincia Sud Lípez22°47’7” S 67°48’58” W April 1, 2016 in Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Final glorious volcano & green lake - no flamingos on this one due to the arsenic. Then to our final night in a hostel attached to the park rangers office. The most remote place I think we've everRead more
