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Bolivia 2012 2013 Jannik
salt & silver journey p.2 - Cerro Rico
December 27, 2012 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We entered the mine of Cerro Rico. Cerro Rico is the name of the impressive mountain which have a size of 4800m. Also the silver mine, which was founded there, is called "Cerro Rico". Today, it's so huge, you need more then 20hours to reach the deepest point of the tunnels. Incredible!

Some "funny" things you have to know: To make some presents for the miners, we bought high percentage alcohol, Coca and dynamite for the miners. Yeah, you're reading correctly, dynamite. You can buy it there in nearby every kiosk. The workers need it to make the gods satisfied. You can see it in the last picture.Read more
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salt & silver journey p.3 - Uyuni
December 28, 2012 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Uyuni is a small city in the southwest of Bolivia. It's located in the highlands and close to the Salar de Uyuni, the worlds biggest salt lake and a unique place.

It's one of the biggest salt-production areas in South-America. Our hotel was completely made out of salt.

By there, we started our salt-trip, a three day during trip with jeeps in the south of Bolivia.Read more
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salt & silver journey p.4 - Jeep Tour 1
December 30, 2012 in Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We started to drive through the high plains of Uyuni, dry landscapes with some oases. Then we passed the "valle de la rocas", rocks by 5-30m with bizarre formations. A beautiful location you should stop and take some photos.Read more
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salt & silver journey p.4 - Jeep Tour 2
December 30, 2012 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Alpacas and lagoons!

After driving for some hours, we reached a small oasis with an alpaca-farm. Sweet animals with one advantage to lamas: they dont spit so much!
Then we drove to the "laguna capina", a lagoon full with white minerals at the border to Chile.
And no, it isn't hot there! We re higher than 4000m above sea level, we've been just stupid for some funny photos ;-) .Read more
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salt & silver journey p.4 - Jeep Tour 3
December 30, 2012 in Bolivia ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Still the same day!

The last destination for this day was the "laguna colorado", a brown-red lagoon which gets his color by algae. You could find a lot flamencos there! It was forbidden to walk into the lagoon, because for the native people it's a holy place.

Close to the lagoon we rest for one night in a small cottage. We went out in the evening to climb a small mountain, but it was really cold and windy!Read more
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salt & silver journey p.4 - Jeep Tour 4
December 31, 2012 in Bolivia ⋅ 🌧 29 °C
New Year - and my birthday.I never celebrated it so far away from my homeland. And never I had such a good birthday!

We woke up at 4:30am to drive without breakfast to the "sol de la mañana", a vulcan at 5000m above sea level. With the rising sun in minus degrees we experienced this spectacular moment.

After that we visited the "arbol de piedra", a bizarre stony natural rock, polished by wind and rain. There's a legend about it: Once, it was a real tree, but when the spanish conquerors came to Bolivia, the Mayas ask the gods for power, and this tree gave it to them. In this moment, it lost his life-energy and became to stone.Read more
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salt & silver journey p.4 - Jeep Tour 5
December 31, 2012 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
At midday we arrived at the "laguna honda", the most beautiful lagoon i've seen in my life.
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salt & silver journey p.4 - Jeep Tour 6
December 31, 2012 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Just some driving photos to let you see, how it has been between all the wonderful points to visit.
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salt & silver journey p.4 - Jeep Tour 7
December 31, 2012 in Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
And again: just some photos of the nature all around our destinations.
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salt & silver journey p.4 - Jeep Tour 8
December 31, 2012 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Spending New Year in a hotel made completely made of salt? It's possible here in Bolivia!
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salt & silver journey p.4 - Jeep Tour 9
January 1, 2013 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Celebrating New Year here is really different to all (birthday)parties i've ever had.
Cool people from all over the world and this really amazing place!
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salt & silver journey p.3 - Jeep Tour 10
January 1, 2013 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Isla Pescada - the cactus island!

In the middle of the Salar de Uyuni - you'll read something about it in the next posts - there's this small island with all that cacti on it. And in the center you can find the worlds hugest cactus, which is measuring more than 12m. It's over 1200 years old.Read more
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Orphanage "Hogar San Lorenzo"
April 1, 2013 in Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
For nearby five months my daily business. More than 20 orphans which were waiting every single day for me. So much love by them! It really was the best to spent my time with them, bring them to school, make homework with them or play football the whole day!Read more
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Cataratas del Jardin
April 13, 2013 in Bolivia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Not that easy to find, but if you have a possibility to visit it, you have to! I've been there together with some crazy bolivian and german friends. A machete for the jungle, a riverbed with quicksand we had to follow, and giant spiders in their giant nets. A real adventure you only will have once!Read more
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Trip end
April 14, 2013