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' and Sucre , 19-22feb

Potos i ', 19-20feb

More than 4100 meters above sea level, and 'the city' more 'top of the world famous not only for this, but because' the mountain that overlooks it, was discovered in 1550 the most 'large deposit of silver in the world, in the seventeenth century the city 'had the same people of Madrid and was the most' rich South America, full of churches and colonial buildings.

Then for the silver, and start 'a slow but steady decline even if the mountain towering over it, then call from Cerro Rico (rich mountain), with all the other minerals that are mined there is still much feeds part of the population ..

Return to us: we get two in the morning, after six hours by bus, leaving us in the street, not even the shadow of the terminal, only illegal taxis and even if we were recommended not to take, we saw the danger and that 'the only way to arrive at the Hostal, and in fact todo bien, safe and sound we play, we finally open up and lullaby.

The next morning we find that the slopes of Cerro Rico, where there is 'the neighborhood of the miners, there is' a kind of pre-Carnival: come from all countries in the area, each group with its own band, all with gorgeous costumes, and follow each other in frenzied dancing, thanks to coca leaves and the whiskey ...

reach the start of the trail and spent the morning in the sun and under the water, watching this show where men and women of all ages' and dance bands all playing the same music, and after a while 'and' as if you have ever known.

As we witness the parade from all parts of rushing water balloons and passers you spray the foam, contour, and 'a series of food stalls where they prepare all sellers of one-liter bottles of foam or beer or pork leg ...

Cerro Rico

not chewing gum ....

.. and even their ...

A bit 'from the heights tested and the mess begin to come down to visit the country and we find it really beautiful: leafy plazas, colonial buildings, churches, houses with wooden balconies and Bowindo, each street dedicated to a different business .... really quite nice, although the neglect of many buildings denotes the state of Bolivian banks ...

carina l'idea ...

il ns. hostal

The next morning we find the Romans met in Uyuni and together we look at the Moneda Palace, which dates back to 1600 the mint where the Spaniards minted coins for the whole of South America and visit the 'very interesting, there are still presses of the time (driven by indigenous and mules ....) and a lovely art gallery with paintings by the best painters of the time.

courtyard of La Moneda

the original press

foundry

we find ourselves in leaving the party now takes place in the main square and, after dodging balloons today and foam, and the Roman salute vamos a tomar por el bus ..

...... Sucre, 20-22feb

capital Bolivia from its independence until the beginning of 900 (but formally and 'today), called Ciudad Blanca with the obligation to clean up the facades once a year, UNESCO-protected old town.

Many churches (although almost all closed!), Restored colonial buildings, many universities' and so many young people, and the large main square overlooked by all the major palaces and the cathedral, in the middle of beautiful gardens with fountains and many pigeons ...

More 'neat and clean of Potosi', and certainly a city 'livable thanks to its temperate climate all year round because it' s "only" 2500 meters.

Visit cretaceous park a structure that kitsch pero 'faces on a wall of rock where a few years ago were discovered thousands of dinosaur footprints and to follow walk to central market, with the Comedor Popular almuerzo well for 1 euro a foreman.

vertical ones are larger in the footsteps ... to see them!

Again the weather and 'the best, but when we go to a mirador where you can admire the whole city' the sun finally peeps.

Time flies, tonight we expect the bus to La Paz .

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BOLIVIA Riserva Salar de Uyuni and Wildlife, 16-18feb

Around 10 we arrived by bus to the border with Bolivia , situated at over 4100 meters in the mountains, breakfast with you 'to coca, then board and start off-road adventure, we are divided into three cars in our family there are a Korean and a German, a nice mix ...

In the three days and two nights of travel, this final step in soooooo spartan shelters, wildlife park, cross the Andes Eduardo Avaroa where see beautiful landscapes: lakes populated by pink flamingos with a blade that graze on the shore, steaming geysers at 4900 meters, deserts, rabbits, foxes, snowy peaks of volcanoes and thermal pools - where the bathroom and 'a must .

pictures speak for themselves ....

Bienvenidos en Bolivia!

Laguna Colorada

crew (almost) complete

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Korea vs Bolivia

tree stone

of passage in the village of Villa A lot

The last morning, before entering the Salar . visit the train cemetery, where they are abandoned for over 100 years old locomotive used to transport the minerals mined.

were waiting for me?

Then we enter the Salar of Uyuni, the salt lake more 'largest in the world with over 12,000 sq km: Because of recent rains have not managed to visit all and therefore we can not see the forest of giant cacti, but thanks to water the landscape and 'even more' beautiful. In fact, the abundant rains, the salt crust, up to 8 meters high. Does not allow the soil to absorb, make that a landscape already 'extraordinary normally becomes unique.

proceed with the off-road "on water" for about an hour, guided only by the volcanoes in the background, since the horizon and 'disappeared!, and the lake reflects the low clouds (we are more than 3500 mt.) arrive at the hotel's rooms, made entirely with salt blocks, and where we go down, levandoci shoes and pulling up his pants, started a bit 'of pictures to remember this unique experience.

with Mark, the German

hotel rooms, all with salt ...

before you go, let's breakdown ...

The three days ended in the afternoon to the town of Uyuni i, where we have the first impact with Bolivia: now you see poverty 'and a lot of dirt people, especially children from all parties in the neck to the mothers who bear them covered with beautifully colored behind his back, even when they work and maybe give you the rest while nursing or while you prepare the sandwich.

Let's walk through the village, quite insignificant, we do stock market of coca leaves to combat the rise, and before taking the bus to Potosi ', arriving late at night, we meet three young people Roman sympathetic with which we exchange a bit 'of information and emotions, they also come from the Salar and into his eyes we all still images that can not be described. Tomorrow, they too will come to Potosi' then we say goodbye with an "if beccamo ".

Uyuni "center"

market

with the Romans

with his help, we will come to Potosi '?