Tuesday 6 November 2007

Bolivian Desert South of Salar de Uyuni


Travelling south from the Salar de Uyuni, we entered a bizarre high altitude desert area that was littered with Volcanic formations. The photo on the left follows the railway tracks to Chile. We travelled across huge plateaus surrounded by Volcanos ( extinct and not-so-extinct )and came across a number of strange coloured lagoons populated with Flamingoes. Throughout the day´s journey, we´d constantly be peering out of the jeep windows at wierd and wonderful scenery ( Rock Tree in the photo below for instance ) . It really was like travelling across the surface of an alien planet. Our joy was somewhat tempered when we arrived at our accomodation for the night. One poxy flea-bitten blanket, a bed made from old cardboard boxes and no running water made for an uncomfortable stay as the night time temperatures dropped well below freezing......

Here´s a clip of some Bolivian desert motorway mayhem....