Pescado Island, or Fish Island, gets its name from its shape, which resembles…a fish. It is a substantially larger island than nearby Isla Incahuasi, and is rarely visited. Luisa and I decide to circumnavigate the […]
Today we are travelling from Coquesa to Tahua. Coquesa is a small (make that tiny) village on the shoreline of the Uyuni Salt Lakes. Surprisingly green, it is able to support a sizeable population of […]
First off today is a visit to the salt processing plant at Colchani, and the by now requisite market. At least this market sells trinkets made out of salt. Then off to Isla Incahuasi, which […]
Today is a 3.5 hour bus ride to Oruro to catch the train to Uyuni, another 7 hours away. Except it is a 5 hour bus ride, with a grumpy guide who doesn’t want to […]
Given my past adventures with Customs at Lima airport, where carrying two cameras is against the law, I am not looking forward to returning. By the time we arrive from Quito, it is 10:40pm, and […]
An early start this morning to be packed and ready to depart the Beagle. Before we disembark for the last time, we take a panga ride around Black Turtle Cove, with two other pangas from […]
