Bolivia is indeed an amazing country for many reasons. The landscape is so rich, and yet the people are so poor. After La Paz we went to the desolate town of Uyuni - the gateway to the spectacular salt flats. The town itself had little to recommend it, and with a military base next to the hotel and the style of the buildings, it had more of the feeling of downtown Karbul!! Desolate indeed. The plan for the following few days was altered due to too much rain on the salt flats. The first day we went out in a 4x4 to see the rock valley and lakes with flamingos. The scenery was amazing! Our driver was completely crazy. He would laugh maniacly at the smallest little thing and kept stopping to speak to people and visit lady friends in every town!! We ran out of petrol twice (Luckily there was a full petrol can on the roof) and the 4x4 had black smoke pouring out of it into the car. But hey... this is Bolivia! We stayed in a basic little place in the middle of nowhere, and then headed off to the Salt Flats the next day.
What can I say... the salt flats certainly are a miracle of nature. The landscape is indescribable. White salt and blue/grey sky. It was great fun messing around on the flats taking crazy perspective photos and now everything is salty!
Off to Sucre tomorrow.
Sounds like loads of fun.. Nevermind Bolivian 4x4's my Landrover did the same thing!
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