Who knew Bolivia was beautiful? Poor, yes....cheap, yes....but also remote and untouched and stunning....no. We have just done a very fast 3 day circuit of the south west and I was really impressed. Snow capped volcanoes leaking steam, brilliant white salt planes with cactus islands, red and green and blue lagoons full of pink flamingoes, geysers, hot springs - and comparatively very few tourists. That said the nights are so cold they're painful and the days are so hot and dry and windy I'm sure any moment now my face will crack off.
Selfishly I hope this area never develops because its one of the few places we've been where its all about the nature - there aren't many comforts and the scenery is vast. Sadly, I think the truth is one day the west will catch on and its money will bring roads and airports and shops and hotels and south west Bolivia wont be the same.
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| Salar de Uyuni |
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| Salt in every direction |
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| Volcanoes, lakes, flamingoes |
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| Easy scared Vicunas - excellent scarf material |
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| Ice in the desert - just weird |
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| Hot springs - you can actually swim in these |
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| Laguna Verde - the most beautiful, most windy, most toxic lake of them all |
These pics are my favourites I think. So jel!
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