Salar de Uyuni, the largest salt flat on earth, is so vast that its 10,582 kilometers of barren, salty crust can be reflected from space. Despite being surrounded by Andes, it’s also the flattest place on earth and sits at 3,660 meters (12,000 feet) above sea level. The grand white expanse was created between 30,000 and 42,000 years ago as the…
Many travelers merely pass through Tupiza on a quick break from Argentina to Uyuni, but we realized early on that this picturesque town, known as Bolivia’s Wild West, was worth more than a stopover. It’s replete with hiking opportunities, gorgeous (albeit very dry) weather, stunning scenery, and also has the claim of Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid’s place of death,…
Getting There/Accommodation According to the usually reliable Rome to Rio transportation app, it would take two hours to get from Tupiza to our last stop in Bolivia, Tarija. This was definitely not the case because it took about six. But, finally…our $6 bus was one of those classic Latin American buses we expected to ride in Bolivia, complete with broken glass,…
2023 started with sickness, cold and challenges in Northern Europe and ended with different sickness, cold and challenges in Indiana (US), but the filling of this annual sandwich was generally quite warm and rewarding as we gallivanted South America like we'd never done before. We got to see and do things parked on our "60 by 60 Lists" like go…
Iguazú Falls is one of those visceral awe-inspiring experiences that everyone should experience once in their lifetime. The earth’s largest waterfall (closely contested with Victoria) has a wingspan of nearly three kilometers (1.8 miles) of pummeling cascades, which are stitched together on the Brazil/Argentina border. It is ringed by luscious subtropical rainforests teeming with flitting colorful butterflies, melodious birds and…
Time to put our shorts and sundresses back on! After a seven hour bus ride west from Iguazu Falls, we had arrived somewhere we never thought we would…a new country and the sizzling capital of Paraguay. 🇵🇾 Bienvenidos a Asuncion, known as the “Mother of Cities” because it is one of the first cities in South America to be founded by…
The Bolivian Visa Process Our next destination would undoubtedly prove to be the most difficult and expensive entry in South America. Oh dear Bolivia. We have yet to figure out what the US did to you to make our entry oh-so-challenging when most (developed) countries waltz in easy-breezy and for free. Apologies on their behalf! Anyhow, the good news is,…
From Santa Cruz, we would jump on a three-hour shared mini bus amusingly called a Trufi here to our next destination of Samaipata, which would offer us the more rural and slower pace of life we’ve been craving after one too many recent cities. Although most tourists stick to the Salar de Uyuni and La Paz regions of Bolivia, there are…
