Entry to Bolivia via desert, lakes, geysers and the worlds largest salt flat.

27-29 December, 2009
   I chose to go from San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) into Bolivia on a 3 day  4wd trip, past colourful lakes, geysers, desert scenes, flamencos, and the world largest salt pan. I think I´ll let the pictures do the talking!

Laguna Blanca (White Lagoon).

  Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon)

 

 Geyser Sol de Mañana (Morning Sun Geyser Basin). Lots of colours, bubbling mud, bad smells.

Laguna Colorado... amazing colours, the white is Borax, which they do mine here, the other colours are mostly created by microscopic organisms. You can also see llamas and Flamencos.

 

Three types of Flamenco exist in this part of the world, the Andes Flamenco, the Chilean Flamenco, and the James Flamenco.

Isn´t it cute how they put the coloured wool in the ears... just like eartags at home, they identify who the stock belongs to.

The Car, the car companions... all Chilean. I was really lucky because they made sure we got a fabulous tour!

Our driver, waiting for us, as always.

Inside a hotel made of Salt, where we slept the night.

Driving across the Solar de Uyuni... the world biggest Slat pan, whilst it had a a few centimetres of water on it, it´s amazing how well the vehicles hold up with the rust.

Due to the rain, there was just one solitary salt miner working the day we were there.

Notes:

The tour from San Pedro to Atacama was with Cordellia Tours. 3 days, including 2 nights shared accomodation, 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners, and entry fees, was $US140. I definatly recommend this tour.