As yet we don't really have many firm plans for
Bolivia. From what we have heard we should swing by
Lake Titicaca, La Paz, Sucre and Potosi and then
head into the Atacama via the Salar de Uyuni salt
flats.
From La Paz we plan to head down to the provincial
city of Sucre and the silver mines at Potosi. I
imagine this to be Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
Kid territory. From Potosi we will head across to
Tupiza, an oasis town on the altiplano.
After the trip to Uyuni we plan to make our way
across the altiplano towards the Chilean border so
that we can cross close to the Atacama desert. From
there we will cross the border and head in towards
San Pedro de Atacama.
These plans are particularly uncertain as this is the low season in Bolivia. Hopefully the rainy season will not dent our plans too heavily (other than not being able to cycle the most dangerous road in the world)!
These plans are particularly uncertain as this is the low season in Bolivia. Hopefully the rainy season will not dent our plans too heavily (other than not being able to cycle the most dangerous road in the world)!
From Tupiza we hope to pick up a trip that can take
us to the Salar de Uyuni via the wilderness of the
altiplano. We have heard that it is best to do this
trip from Tupiza rather than Uyuni as you cross the
salt flats on the last day rather than the first.
You also get to visit some areas that the Uyuni
based trips do not offer.
Given that we will be finishing our visit to Peru
in the South it is likely that we will enter
Bolivia over Lake Titicaca. I have heard that the
floating reed beds are incredible and that you can
stay on an enchanting island. From the eastern edge
of the lake we will make our way to the capital La
Paz. If we are lucky we may catch a festival at
Copacabana en route.
