Bolivia

Bolivian-Chilean border at C. Pesos in the Andes at 1,500M
Laguna blancha frozen over
Alex & Ollie with Volcan Licancabur in the distance
The Bolivian Andes, red & white barren landscape

due to the presence of Borax and Sulphur which is mined

Geiser de Sol de Manana

200 degrees centrigrade and stinking of sulphur

Reminiscent of a thunderbirds set

A Bolivian highway

Laguna roja with flamingos in the distance

Our refugio on Laguna Colorada

-10 degrees at night. Breakfast served at 6am

La Roca Piedra

Heading towards the salt plains

Feeling on top of the world!

Wild Alpacas

Pueblo boliviano

Sunrise at Chuvica

The Colque party bus with our English speaking guide Chino and driver

London medics Ollie, Tom, Alex and Ben

Crossing La Salar de Uyuni

Salt crystals at close-up

View from the top from Fischer Island overlooking 64,000M tonnes of salt

A very old cactus

Evidence

Fischer island, an old Inca ritual site filled with cacti

Artistic photo from bus

Toyota quatro a quatro

Inexplicably regular hexagons formed in the salt plains

Chino & driver

Self portrait in the water underneath the salt plains

Hotel de Sal and some very breakable salt chairs

Local villager mining for salt

Local artisan selling a multitude of salt sculptures

The market at Uyuni

Lady selling spices & dyes in Uyuni

Beware the dodgy tour operators