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Tourists Trapped in Tarabuco

Next morning we were booked to go on a tour to Tarabuco, which is meant to be a lovely little town with a Sunday market, mostly of traditional textiles from different nearby villages. The market was traditionally held for locals, but it was now chiefly a tourist event, we understood....

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The Happy Couple on October 26, 2009 from Tarabuco, Bolivia

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Sleeping in Sucre

We were absolutely shattered when we arrived in Sucre. Three days in a row of getting up at or before 5am really takes its toll, especially when immediately followed by a night bus designed for garden gnomes. Sucre is supposed to be a nice colonial place, which is why we were there. It was...

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The Happy Couple on October 25, 2009 from Sucre, Bolivia

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Salar de Uyuni Trip: Day 4

The previous two mornings had required us to get up at about 5am, but David wanted us up even earlier to make sure we got onto the '''''Salar''''' for sunrise. We were all at the car, ready for leaving at 5am, but this time David and/or Bernadine had slept in, and they were rushing around trying...

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The Happy Couple on October 22, 2009 from Uyuni, Bolivia

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Isla del Sol

Isla del Sol is a three hour boat ride from Copacabana. On there are ancient Inca ruins and some spectacular views. A seven kilometer hike takes us from the north end to the south end. I´m slowly aclimating to the high altitude here, 13000 ft (3800 m). The Inca Trail is just a few days...

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paco on October 21, 2009 from Isla del Sol, Bolivia

from the travel blog: High-Altitude Peru

International Border Dispute

Fun fact: Thanks to some silly embargo dating from the Bush administration, Bolivia now charges Americans $135 to visit their country. Fun fact #2: That´s not written in the Lonely Planet. So here´s how you do it if you´re ever in the neighborhood. First, you argue with the border guard...

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Jason Kester on October 21, 2009 from Copacabana, Bolivia

from the travel blog: South!

Salar de Uyuni Trip: Day 3

To some extent, day three was just more of the same, except prettier, perhaps. Hence the many photos. At the start of the day I was feeling a bit sick from the altitude again so David insisted I join him in chewing coca leaves again. It's also good for your digestion, he told me, since I had...

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The Happy Couple on October 21, 2009 from Atulcha, Bolivia

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Salar de Uyuni Trip: Day 2

In the morning I felt much better: the altitude sickness from the previous night had completely gone and I even had the bonus of having missed dinner to kick-start my post-Argentina diet! When we started off in the car, David advised me to join him in chewing coca leaves to ward off the effects...

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The Happy Couple on October 20, 2009 from Laguna Colorada, Bolivia

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

Border Crossing

It´s time to leave Puno, and Peru. We hop on a bus to Copacabana, just on the other side of the Peru-Bolivia border. Once we get there we learn there is a change in policy to Americans entering Bolivia. The border guards politely ask for a $135 visa application fee and I politely decline....

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paco on October 20, 2009 from Copacabana, Bolivia

from the travel blog: High-Altitude Peru

Events that make life what it is....

We soon approached a steep icy slope. This slope had much less snow on it and now it was a true test of the strength of our crampons. We needed durability in these babies, they could save us from a fall down the icy slope. This section was steeper, with less snow, so now it was a situation in...

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kipmaddog on October 20, 2009 from La Paz, Bolivia

from the travel blog: adventures from down south

Salar de Uyuni Trip: Day 1

The trip we had booked was leaving at 9am. We had elected not to book an English-speaking guide as it cost more, and since the other two people they had told us were coming on the trip had not booked one, we would probably have to pay double to cover the costs alone; the other two were...

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The Happy Couple on October 19, 2009 from San Antonio de Lipez, Bolivia

from the travel blog: Michael's Round-the-World honeymoon

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