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Bolivia - that's another story

can say that exceeding the limits chilijsko-Bolivian We started a new chapter in the journey. We had some image of Bolivia already before you get in it we found a few gave us detailed instructions oficerzy Chilean police. One ended up really ... horse hitch, (Sa
that at least two reasons, first buses are relatively cheap here, and after a little expensive drive a Bolivian road (if you can what you call it here We found roads). You can add one more detail, is very poor, and thus dangerous. Already the first encounters with tourists, including one of our compatriots tell the story straight from the movies such as crime, armed robberies and knife in hand, attacks on buses and on the intricate linear kieszonkowcach ending with ... ai need to mention that Bolivia is a transit country for cocaine from Colombia, Chile to Europe. Devastating fact is that beer is more expensive than in Poland! Despite a few awkward
facts three weeks that we spent so far in this country were delightful and full of impressions. All compensate marvelous landscapes almost untouched nature and culture przebogta Andean peoples (Every miato, a region characterized by different costumes, people, music and food.)
przytsanek our first trip to Bolivia, Oruro it. City of extremely nieurodziwe of asphyxiation, omnipresent and overpowering smog (the people we have no idea what they are tank cars). However, to our zdeumieniu (found ourselves in this city nieplanowo) takes place there one of the most famous carnival South Amerki - Diablada (Devil Festival, inscribed on the UNESCO list.) Of course, too late for him about a week, but to our delight on Sunday afternoon took place Diablada performed youngest Orurowian p

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Diabalada Festival Infantil Oruro

One thing we definitely enjoyed in Bolivia - cheap food Street :):):) though not always looks appetizing and tastes delicious necessarily IS:) On the street, in principle, you can buy everything, because stores here do not ordain. In return, crowds are babuszek inches (which is invalid or May 20, 1935 or 60 years always look the same and always have a child attached to the back and a hat on his head)-selling what your heart desires.

Our visit in Oruro not last long, so already after 3 days we were in Uyuni, a center point for the world's largest solnisko uplands and the beautiful Altiplano:) Warning! not plan nights in the buses of the night. As usually the way to save on accommodation and checks in August, in a country where the asphalt is rare Squint your eyes in the middle of the communication is not possible.
As with basically all that embrace niesposob without own means of transport, we were forced to buy three-day trip emerged toyota 4x4. Price is relatively high, and after the first day already forgot about costs, because the breathtaking views. In addition to the three days off-road height of over 4 thousand. above sea level in itself is great fun. Some regulars are only set off the famous salar, however, that in our opinion the Altiplano is an equally special place in our planet Earth.
the end of March is the period of the rainy season in Bolivia. solnisko therefore is covered by tens of cm layer of water - this gives przepinkny mirror effect, but makes it impossible to reach in some of the salt desert. Salar de Uyuni is located at an altitude of 3600 m above sea level, has 12 thousand. sq km area without many reference points of what makes each year is lost nanim people (with occasional cases of death). Curiosity is at the decks and there are numerous salt deposits of minerals that causes stick box Magnetic earth, and make impossible the use of a compass (drivin 'round in circles).
salarze are working on, people coming out salt and carrying me to shore, where it is later treated and exported as cooking salt.

Operation salt on Salar de Uyuni

we and salar

Altiplano welcomed us with a perfectly clean air and colorful landscapes. For three days pzrejechalismy over 1100 km through the Andean wilderness. Walked deserts, volcanoes, geysers, lagoons, and thousands of pink flamingos. In principle, this can not describe the pictures when you return :))))

Altiplano

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Our own 4x4

Forbidden photo of flamingos in flight

Seba Monster geysers

Our guide telling the amazing stories of smugglers, who for a week they go first through the Altiplano, Atacama then by the 30 - 50 kg backpacks stuffed cocaine. March under guard night, lest they be caught by the Chilean police. Apparently, in every home in the mountains can be found a few kilos of coca, it is their primary source of income.

After three days full of impressions ruszylimy Tupiza to the town, which is famous for this, as it is more than the wild wild west:) aco you do in the wild west? Drivin August horseback! So we turning into a kowboji jumped on horses (emaciated szkapy) and we went to the crossing of the mountains and rivers. At first we were afraid for our szkapy, then already for us. Without a major skill for the first time in my life galopowalismy, crossed the river and the foot-deep, not at all rode in circles in the yard:)
Tupiza we had one more surprise in the form of two Polish women, Alice and Caroline, which are wolontariuszkami in the local orphanage. As it happened, with one of the kids celebrated father's day at school, and as they do not have their dad przygarnely Sebe for this position and we went to school as a representation of parents of children from the orphanage:) Thanks girls we met traditional dances, and Tinku in especial, which they themselves exercise, and even occur to the public:) In Tupizy spent some time relaxing on how to okazolo quite tiring all-day ride on horseback. Soreness kept us dniiiiiii.3.

Seba Super Dad

Bozenka and her faithful nag

wilder wild west

Tinku Polish Girls