- La Paz
We reached La Paz on a coach, in the centre at friday afternoon rush hour! Not just any friday but the friday before christmas!!! It took ages just to get into the city centre as the traffi Posted by stephyd in Around the World in as long as it takes. | Jan 21, 2008
- The Salt Flat Tour
Having arrived in Uyuni, one of the uglyiest towns we have seen so far, we spent careful time trying to find the best tour. Finally we decided to go with the company Blue Line, who promised us that it Posted by E-J in Sam and E-J's Adventure | Dec 8, 2007
- Copacabana
As the bus drove around Lago Titicaca we realised just how bloody big the lake was, passing plenty of farms and a flock of flamingo's!
We reached the border for Bolivia, just before Copa Posted by stephyd in Around the World in as long as it takes. | Jan 10, 2008
- Peru to Bolivia The 10,000 Mile Mark
After spending another freezing night in Cuzco we drove further east to Puno, on the edge of Lake Titicaca, the highest elevation lake in the world at around 3800 meters. By that time the altitude was beginning to take Posted by hayden111 in AUSTIN TO ARGENTINA | Jan 13, 2008
- Potosi & The Mining Tour!
Our journey to Potosi consisted of a two and a half hour taxi ride from Sucre with our friends Tobias and Lou. E-J and Lou were constantly engaged in conversation whislt the boys read.
We arrived in Potosi, when it Posted by E-J in Sam and E-J's Adventure | Dec 6, 2007
- Sucre
The ride to Sucre was not a pleasant one for Sam as he was suffering from what seems to be a constant illness when you are in Bolivia, `The Bolivian Belli!`What also didn´t help was when the bus driver decided Posted by E-J in Sam and E-J's Adventure | Dec 5, 2007
- La Paz, Again!
After a smooth flight from Rurrenabaque back to La Paz, we arrived at our hostel around 7pm, tired, hungry and in desperate need of a shower and some clean clothes!
The next day was our admin day, cleaning clothes, shopping, Posted by E-J in Sam and E-J's Adventure | Dec 5, 2007
- Rurrenabaque & The Jungle!!
Awaking at 5am, we headed for the airport. We were all set for a one hour flight to join our tour at 9:30, but arriving at the airport, were informed that due to bad weather and previous delays we would Posted by E-J in Sam and E-J's Adventure | Nov 17, 2007
- Cocacabana, La Paz and Death Road..!
After crossing the Peruvian/Bolivian border we arrived into Cocacabana. Unimpressed with the place we stayed there for one night and then head on to the capital, La Paz.
La Paz is 3600m above sea level and with it being set in Posted by E-J in Sam and E-J's Adventure | Nov 17, 2007
- A bit Salty in Southwest Bolivia
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Okay, since last time I checked in have crawled through nar Posted by tommydavis in Tom's Travels | Dec 7, 2007
- La quiaca/Villazon
Right so we landed at the border after 28 hours on the bus. It was 2 in the morning when we got there so it was looking like it`d be kipping at the bus station with the tramps, but we Posted by dublin32 in RTW 07/08 | Nov 25, 2007
- A Few More ¨I Almost Died¨ Stories in Bolivia
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Pulling into La Paz, Bolivia I really only had one thing on Posted by tommydavis in Tom's Travels | Nov 29, 2007
- Bolivia!:)
Da er det paa tide med litt oppdatering igjen.
Jeg slapp da jeg var i Cusco i Peru, og skulle til Puno. Og der endte jeg opp ogsaa. Med buss kom vi oss til Puno neste dag, hvor vi var Posted by Linningz in Linn Runa | Nov 28, 2007
- montagnes de couleurs, lagunes, flamants et geysers
Alors, comme vous avez aime les dernieres photos, voici JOUR 2 et 3...
And the SURREAL landscape continues ...
Bien sur, il y a d'enormes montagnes et de toutes les couleurs en plus ...
[img=http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/95989/white_mountai Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Nov 20, 2007
- At the Copacabana - Bolivia
[b]It's been a long time since our last entry - mostly because we are now actually on the beaches of Brazil and the pace of life and travel has slowed to a snail's pace. Quite frankly we are exhaused from Posted by kandp in Krista and Petr's Adventures Down South | Nov 17, 2007
- La Paz pot pouri
And just so that nobody goes to bed sad thinking of horrible mine scenes AND because we finally found a computer that WORKS and allows us to upload pics at a reasonable rate, here are some viewpoints of La Paz Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Nov 14, 2007
- Potosi shocks!!!
According to my Lonely Planet, POTOSI SHOCKS!
It is the world's highest city (4060m)- Yes, we keep on going higher and higher! and is set against the backdrop of a rainbow coloured mountain, the CERRO RICO.
"The city was founded in 1545 Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Nov 14, 2007
- Des dinosaures en Bolivie !!!
Nous avons visite le PARQUE CRETACICO, tout pres de Sucre, ou nous nous sommes retrouves nez a nez avec des repliques-maquettes (grandeur nature mesdames et messieurs) de ces TERRIBLES LEZARDS (DINO= terrible, SAURES=lezards) qui se promenaient ici il y a Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Nov 12, 2007
- Goodbye South America
So, the American part of our trip comes to an end! Tomorrow morning, we are flying to New York City (via Miami), here from La Paz. Then a two day stopover in NY, and then on to India (via Kuwait). Posted by monkyhands in Alan & Tilde | Nov 13, 2007
- ÑATITAS a La Paz
Il y a quelques jours (le 8 novembre exactement), j'ai eu la chance d'assister a qqchose d'incroyable au cimetiere generale de La Paz. La messe pour ÑATITAS et le defile de ces memes ÑATITAS!!!
Je dois vous mettre dans le Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Nov 9, 2007
- Photo of the Week: Bolivian Salt Flats
If the photos I've seen on Travellerspoint are anything to go by (and they are), the Bolivian salt flats must be one of the most impressive, stunning places on earth.
[url=http://www. Posted by dr.pepper in From the swivellin' chair... | Nov 8, 2007
- Isla del Sol
So from Copacabana we jumped on another boat and headed to ISLA DEL SOL. "The island of the Sun is the legendary Inca creation site and is the birthplace of the sun in Inca mythology" (Lonely Planet).
We walked up Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Nov 6, 2007
- Oh Copacabana
Crossing the border from Peru to Bolivia was a breeze. A 3 hour bus ride from Puno and there we were on the Bolivian side of Titicaca in a little paradise called Copacabana. Really chilled with a lot Posted by patsybrel in Patsy et Brel en Amérique du Sud ... | Nov 6, 2007
- Salta to Bolivia, and the South-West circuit
On the 24th of October, we arrived in Tucuman in Argentina at 8 am. We waited an hour for our connection, and by 1.30 pm we were in Salta.
From October 25th to October 27th, we chilled out in Salta. Posted by monkyhands in Alan & Tilde | Nov 5, 2007
- Mines, Salt Plains and Emotional Goodbyes to New Amigos
Well I left you last in Potosi and was about to go on a mine tour. Let me just say that it absolutely rocked. Raph told me not to tell anyone because he could get in trouble but Posted by gasheppard in South America 2007 | Nov 3, 2007