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Good Morning, Bolivia!

BDbd712 ·48 photographs ·12 Jul 2008 – 31 Jul 2008 ·20 days
Where
La Paz, Sucre, Potosi, Tupiza, Salar de Uyuni · Centro-Meridionale
When
12 Jul 2008 – 31 Jul 2008
20 days · trip of 2008
Who
Barbara Dematteis · @bd712 · Aosta
How
Travel diary
The story

Arrival in La Paz at 3660 m of altitude, visit to the capital and the surrounding areas, transfer by bus to Sucre, the white city, trip to the Cordillera de los Frailes, with a stop at Potolo, visit to the Sunday market of Tarabuco, then a move by bus to Potosi (4000 m) to see the Cerro Rico, then a transfer to Tupiza (to the south), a horseback trip to the Canon del Duende, a tour of the area around the town of Tupiza with a visit to the Canon del Inca, the Devil's Gate and the village of Quebrada Seca.

Departure from Tupiza for the Salar tour by jeep accompanied by a local guide and cook who take us to discover the altiplano and the lagoons, always at altitude (between 4000 and 5000 m), crossing the Dali Desert, stopping at the Hedionda, Kollpa, Laguna Colorada and Laguna Verde lagoons with a view of the Licancabur volcano, spending the night at San Antonio de Lipez (1st night), at Huayllajara (2nd night) and at the hotel de Sal of Atullcha. Visit at dawn to the Salar de Uyuni, the high point of our journey in Bolivia, a breakfast stop at Isla Incahuasi (Isla de Pescado), arrival in Uyuni and then the return to La Paz. The itinerary was planned with the Lonely Planet guide, booking return flights and the first hotel in La Paz; transfers were made using local public transport, while the Altiplano tour by off-road vehicle was bought locally in Tupiza with "Tupiza Tour".

The journey's photographs

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La Pazcolourful bus among the alleys of the old cityBuena Suerte!View of Mount Illimani from the Mirador de Chili-Chili Plaza de ArmasWitchcraft marketValley of the MoonCactus and grasses on eroded clay spires, Valle de la LunaSucre Casa de la LibertadPlaza 25 de MayoWalking in the Ciudad BlancaTravelling towards the Cordillera de los FrailesRío RaveloPotoloAt the market of Tarabuco.....Women in colorful shawls sell green onions at outdoor marketWomen in colorful shawls and hats at Pisac outdoor marketWoman in hat and shawl selling colorful woven textiles on a plaza groundriding towards the Duende canyonCanyon del Duendeat the market of TupizaTupiza centreTorojojPuerta del Diablocactus.... everywhere!Canyon of the IncaQuebrada SecaRed rock formations above scattered trees and a grey roof, blue skyel sillar...PalulosMud brick house with thatched roof and blue door in the desertdawn on the high plateauat 4,855 m ... view over the Hedionda lagoonLaguna KollpaThermal pool at the Palques lagoonDesert of DaliLaguna Verde with the Licancabur volcanoLaguna ColoradaFlamingos at the Laguna ColoradaDesert of SiloliFlamingos at the northern Hedionda lagoonAtullcha - hotel de salDawn at the Salar de UyuniLong shadows in the morningCacti on Isla IncahuasiGiant cacti on Isla Incahuasi, volcanic rocks and white salt flat behindPlaya Blanca hotel de salarrival at Uyuni  Adios amigos!

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