Oct 3, 2011

Bolivia: Sud Lipez/Uyuni Salar (Day 304-308)

Optical illusion!! Great game!
Sceneries out-of-this-world, magic, amazingly beautiful.... I don't think I have better words than the pictures themselves to describe one of the most extraordinary region in the world! So just enjoy the photos... Peaceful mind was king during 4 days and the only tip I can give is to start the tour from Tupiza and not from Uyuni. We managed to be alone everywhere we have been... Not so easy we have heard...

Our first lunch at the back of the 4x4...
Laguna Morejon and the twin cones of 6008m Volcan Uturuncu
Llamas with colourful earrings... This is for the owners to recognize  which ones  are theirs!
Stony stream bed on the altiplano
Laguna Hedionda and our first optical illusion picture!
The best Aguas Thermales ever! Over 30 degrees and a view  absolutely  magic!
The Dali Desert on the way to Lagunas Blanca y Verde
Part of the Dali Desert
Laguna Verde and the Volcan Licanbur
Laguna Blanca... which is not very white on the picture actually! Depending of the season... 
On the road again...
The steam geysers of Sol de Mañana
Flamingos del Lago Colorado... Thousands!
Colour out of this world! 
We could imagine a bleeding volcan...
Titi et la poule de paque!
Laguna Negra... Scenery of our 3rd day for lunch!
Lucky! 1 train every now and then and here we have it!
Our first sight of  'El salar de Uyuni'!
Salt hotel for our last night...
Gretel in action! Our cocinera...
5 of us during 4 days! They were at the beginning of their trip (1 year too)!
Our little room made in salt and the bed too! We slept very well  -
even though the alarm  was set for  4 am...
Sunrise in the Salar... Just amazing (freezing too though!)
Isla de los Pescadores... Cactus, Cactus, Cactus!!! Big, Giant! I loved it!
Hard work to get the optical illusions right!
With Mario, the driver and Gretel!
The volcan Thunupa overlooking the Salar!
We could believe in being on the pacific coast!
Ojo de Agua... Titi is looking after the crystals of salt!
Salt-harvesting in Colchani

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