An early start this morning, with geysers and lagunas on the agenda before crossing into Chile around midday. We start with the red lagoon, at around 4400m, famous for the red tint it shows from […]
Today is the last full day on the road in Bolivia through the salt lakes with Luisa and Simon, and we are getting close to the Chilean border. There are many lagoons on the way […]
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 […]
