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The Indigenous Art Museum has revitalized the virtually lost art of weaving in Bolivia... Christi and I begin our day at the rather hedonistic hour of noon. Our constant travel schedule is very tiring and we're taking advantage of the fact that we … [Continue reading]
Christi and I take our first non-tourist bus in Bolivia today. And once we’re aboard it trawls around Sucre until it’s full to bursting before heading south. It’s 3 hours to Potosi across the Altiplano and our traveling companions are largely … [Continue reading]
The reason tourists visit Potosi these days is to experience for themselves the brutal nature of the contemporary mining operation at Cerro Rico. Koala tours promises a very realistic experience. Before Christi and I go underground, though, we … [Continue reading]
Before Christi and I depart Potosi, we just have time to visit the eclectic Casa Real de la Moneda, the former mint and now a museum. The mandatory tour begins with art from the colonial era, which is held in exquisite timber-beamed rooms with … [Continue reading]
People don't stay too long in Uyuni. It’s merely a transit point for tours of the Salar de Uyuni and Southwest Bolivia. And there are a lot of operations (of variable quality and safety records) vying for your business. Christi and I choose … [Continue reading]
Southwest Bolivia is simply stunning... Christi and I are up and out early, exploring our surroundings as the sun rises and marveling at the length of our shadows. We eat a pretty limp breakfast of stale bread and then it’s back to the spectacular … [Continue reading]
Christi and I are woken at 4.30 am and leave the hostel at 5.30 am in freezing darkness. And it’s scary driving through the desert at night. But in order to have the best experience of the Sol de Manana geyser basin (4,950m / 16,240 feet), you have … [Continue reading]
As Bolivia and Chile share a similar landscape in this area, much of the tour Christi and I have just completed has a Chilean equivalent, (in the Atacama Desert) but the costs are much higher here. We had planned to visit the high Chilean … [Continue reading]
It seems that many backpackers are attempting to escape the expensive, yet seductive, embrace of San Pedro de Atacama for Salta today and tickets are hard to come by. Christi and I are lucky to get two of the last four tickets on the Pullman … [Continue reading]
Christi and I ate dinner from a food-stall last night at about 11 pm, which is about the normal time people eat in these parts. What with the long journey and the late night, we enjoy a thoroughly lazy morning before beginning to explore. Salta is … [Continue reading]
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