Arriving to Salar de Uyuni for lunch
13. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
After the train cemetery we finally headed for the Salar de Uyuni.
I don't think we were ready for what was awaiting us.
Our driver started navigating the deep water and headed towards "restaurant" inLue lisää
Messing around in Salar de Uyuni
13. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Before lunch, William gave us 20 minutes to start taking some pictures.
The weather was absolutely stunning and even though there wasn't any reflection, we had so much fun taking pictures.
Salar de Uyuni - perspective photos
13. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
Right after lunch was finally time to take some cool pictures. We have seen a lot on the internet and got some ideas.
Our driver William is a very talented photographer and spent ages with us takingLue lisää
Salar de Uyuni
13. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
How to describe this amazing landscape. We have definitely haven't seen anything like this before and the sheer vastness of this place is mind blowing.
Located at 3 636 m.a.s.l. and with area ofLue lisää
Salt hotel - night one
14. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We have arrived to our first accommodation with the sunset and couldn't believe our eyes.
The entire place has been built from salt with all the furniture inside salty as well.
We got to sleep on bedLue lisää
Quinoa fields
14. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
With the sunrise we made our first stop at the quinoa fields.
I must say I have eaten quinoa many times but never thought of how and where it actually grows.
Bolivia is becoming a huge exporter ofLue lisää
Finally Llama
14. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Next stop was super exciting as we got finally close up and personal with my favorite South American animal, Llama.
We got to observe them in their natural environment that looked like marsh land withLue lisää
Field of rocks
14. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Another stop on our journey was a huge field covered with lava rocks. As volcanoes are all around, one can imagine the rock shower that created this field. With a little bit of imagination the rocksLue lisää
Lunch with flamingos
14. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
For lunch we have stopped at the middle of the desert with beautiful and tranquil laguna full of flamingos.
First we took some photographs and them enjoyed a lovely lunch. It was a super uniqueLue lisää
Laguna Q'ara
14. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Next laguna of today was absolutely covered with flamingos. The strong sulphur smell was all around us and made our eyes watery.
We walked a little bit along the laguna and enjoyed the spectacularLue lisää
Árbol de piedra
14. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
Rock formation that is on most pictures looking at the southern-east Bolivia and our first stop in the national park.
Created by strong winds that hits this high antiplato and can reach up to 90 km/h.
Red lagoon/ Laguna Colorado
14. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
With the entrance to the national park we have entered the lagoon with very distinctive colour.
The red comes from a small microorganisms that while it flowers, colours the entire lagoon red. WhiteLue lisää
The highest point of the journey
14. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
Leaving the laguna Colorada behind us we headed towards to geysers hitting the highest point on our 3 day journey.
Hot springs & second night
15. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
We have arrived to our second night accommodation as first from the group and thanks to that we got a beautiful room with a view of the lagoon.
After having tea and biscuits, our guide suggestedLue lisää
Dalí's desert
15. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
Part of the Atacama desert that has been described by it's first tourist visitors as a painting from Salvador Dalí
It was absolutely freezing but with the rising sun, absolutely stunning.
We messedLue lisää
Laguna Verde and Laguna Blanca
15. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
Last stop before heading to the borders with Chile. The two lagoons are very close to each other but very different in their content.
On the Laguna Blanca are feeding flamingos and vicuñas use it asLue lisää
Journey back to Uyuni
15. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
From the border with Chile where we dropped part of our group we headed back to Uyuni.
Unfortunately there are some road closes due to strikes from local villages.
On the other side we have seenLue lisää
Potosí
16. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
What a city! Considered the highest city in the world with altitude 4 060 m.a.s.l. and back in 16th century the richest city of America.
We have arrived on the terminal from where it was rather hikeLue lisää
Potosí mines
17. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
What an experience! We didn't really know what to expect from this tour even though we have read quite a lot about it.
Julio, our guide and very strange person in one took us first to a market whereLue lisää
Potosí-> Sucre
17. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
After the mine tour, we were ready to leave Potosí and head towards our next destination.
We picked up our bags at the hostel and took a local bus towards the new station. The driver of the bus wasLue lisää
Tarabuco
18. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Thankfully we have left Potosi on Saturday as that allowed us to make a day trip to a small village around 65 km from Sucre.
Every Sunday is a huge market in almost all street with work of art weavedLue lisää
Sucre
19. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The capital of Bolivia that has lost o lots of its glory once nearby Potosí lost its silver. The demand of the grandeur remained very much present and can be seen along the white street full ofLue lisää
Sucre markets
20. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
As we have a lovely hostel with a nice kitchen we set of for our favorite activity in any place, visiting a market.
First we dropped of dirty clothes to a laundry and then headed for Mercado.
As itLue lisää
La Paz
22. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We have arrived to La Paz by a night bus from Sucre and for the first time had a really good journey.
The comfy "camas" fully declined and created a comfy bed.
Thankfully we could check-in to ourLue lisää
Teleferico amarillo
22. maaliskuuta 2018, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Very strange type of transport made its way to this busy always loud city!
For us Europeans is cable car solely for mountains but as the city spreads over several hills and metro would not work, theyLue lisää




















































































































































