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Travels to Beautiful Bolivia

By : Jodi Teeple
Trip Begins May 2, 2009
Trip Ends May 18, 2009

My Bolivia travels included a handful of days in culture-rich La Paz, followed by a trip to the Salt Desert and shores of Lake Titicaca. The landscape was inspiring, but was overwhelmed by the welcome I was shown by the Bolivia people. A great trip!
  • May 2 - Missoula, MT
  • May 3 - Puno
  • May 4 - La Paz
  • May 5 - Salar De Uyuni
  • May 6 - Salar De Uyuni
  • May 7 - Salar De Uyuni
  • May 8 - La Paz
  • May 9 - Copacabana, Bolivia
  • May 10 - La Paz
  • May 11 - Cusco
  • May 12 - Sacred Valley
  • May 13 - Machu Picchu
  • May 14 - Cusco
  • May 15 - Puno
  • May 16 - Puno
  • May 17 - Lima
  • May 18 - Lima
See my photos : Bolivia Tour from La Paz to Lake Titicaca

Want to go? Bolivia Backroads, Lake Titicaca, Lake Titicaca, Lake Titicaca with overnight in Copacabana, Oruro Carnaval, Oruro Carnaval and Lake Titicaca

I went to: Bolivia, La Paz, Salar De Uyuni
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My Photo Album: Bolivia Tour from La Paz to Lake Titicaca
Mirage on the Salt FlatsRio Apurimac in Peru, I thinkFlying into Bolivia from PeruJust a hint of the altitude that awaits meAirport at La PazLooking down on La Paz from El AltoSome famous Spaniard and meChecking out the Congressional buildingsThe Bus Depot - a South American travelers best friend!Passing remote villages on the way to OruroOutside the Church Virgin de CandelariaVirgin de Candelaria - the patron of Oruro minersInside the Church of the Virgin of the MinersOfferings to Virgin at an entrance to the old mineOruro monument to minersLeaving on the train for UyuniCool views from the train windowWe pass lots of water and beautiful sceneryIncredible diversity of birdsAmazing sunset on the way to UyuniMy hotel - very cozy!They were very helpful and had cool flutes on the wallTrain Cemetery - where industry endsPart of the parking lotThe remoteness of the land is breathtakingLeader of the Pack in retirementWhat blue, blue skies!!Mineral pools are called the 'Eyes of Uyuni'Mineral pools in the salt desert - copper and ironAn iron ore 'eye' - check out the gas bubblesHotel of Salt - all bricks are of saltthe statues are all salt...brown lines in the salt shows the dry and rainy seasonsIn Colchani, they dry, ionize and bag the salt for saleIn Colchani - processing the salt for local distributionOscar explains the salt processSalt is piled so the water can drain off This salt is ready to be loaded + transported to ColchaniThe back of the truck - with a little saltwhen the dry season arrives, the salt forms cool hexagonsmiles and miles of white salt lay before usThe international gang celebrating sunset illusions in the desertFrance, Italy, Japan, & USA celebrate the tripwhoops! timing problemsSunset and moon in Uyunithe lighting is simply amazingtoo amazing for wordsrock fences for quinoa croproad back to the salt desertTahua -our home for the night in the Salt Deserthmmm... check out the salt lines! the socks are all black!Tahua teenagers playing futebolTahua cemetery - what they can't build with rocks!Llamas checking us out in the cemeteryI'm impressed by the number of rocks - the llamas are notMummy burial area outside Tahuathere were several mummies in the natural caveLeaving Tahuacool driveway markerAnd we have a flat tire, of course!Fish Island - locally known as Inka Huani - Inka Homephoto opportunity!what a view!Cheers! to a wonderful experienceOscar (our guide) strolling the remote landscapeLa Paz and their fabulous futebol stadiumside streets of La PazBolivians love their masks!Valley of the Moon in La Paza moon craterprogress builds between amongst the landscapeA night out for the girlson the way to Tihuanaco they were setting up for a festivalnew discovery in TihuanacoSun GateTihuanaco StatueTihuanaco stone ear drum - really works!Juan Carlos and the ear canalthe Sunken Templesome carvings are very well preservedSunken Temple looking through to the statuefinishing touches before the dance beginsgetting in line. the costumes were really heavy!And they are off!The festival in full swingParticipants and observers for the celebrationmusic providedhe was proud of his tie tack!crossing Lake TiticacaLake Titicaca Copacabanasunset on the lakeIsland of the Sunancient building ruins3 water flows - each tastes differentBlessing of the Cars in Copacabanaany motor vehicle can be blesseda few flowers, a little holy water, a priest...Church of Copacobanalocal dancers practicingdancing in Lake Titicaca