I don’t think I could ever get enough of the beauty of Salar de Uyuni and it was sad to leave. We ventured on by 4×4 to the Siloli Desert and its colored lagoons. The landscape here is not the desert landscape I imagined. I always tend to associate deserts with the Sahara desert and … Continue reading Siloli Desert & Laguna Colorada Feb 2016
From Potosi, we drive south to Uyuni in Bolivia. Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt flat at 10,582 square kilometres, about the size of Lebanon or 10 times the size of Hong Kong. It is situated at an altitude of 3,656 meters. Salar de Uyuni is not just rich in salt, it is … Continue reading Uyuni Salt Flat Feb 2016
Sucre is located in the south-central part of Bolivia and is also known as Charcas, La Plata, and Chuquisaca. Nowadays, it is often referred to as the White City and it is the best preserved colonial city in Boliva. Compared to Lake Titicaca where we came from, it is considerably lower in altitude but still … Continue reading Sucre & Potosi Feb 2016
After a wonderful 4 days at Titilaka on the Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca, we moved on to the Bolivian side of the lake. We passed by some small towns such as Juli before arriving at the Kasani border crossing. While our Peruvian driver moved our luggage 50 meters or so to the Bolivian car, … Continue reading Lake Titicaca (Bolivian Side) & Tiwanaku Feb 2016
