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The Reunion of Reunions….Left to Right: The BV Show, Billy Boy, Jess, Me, Dave, Big Ben is at the top. Help! I am surrounded by Australians!
After Arequipa, The BV Show, The Weapon, and I took another 12 hour bus ride to Cusco. The plan was to meet up with Aussie Jess (traveled with us to Rurrenbaque and La Paz), Aussie Big Ben Plunkett, and Billy (He just got finished climbing two mountains in La Paz).
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This is a mature Andean Eagle. It was rescued by a local man as a baby and now stars in many Colca Canyon Pictures.
Dave, Ben, and I caught a 18 hour bus from San Pedro to Arequipa last Sunday night. After traveling in Bolivia for so long, it was a “glorious” experience to be riding on a Chilean bus.
To give some perspective on the matter, on a previous bus ride in Bolivia a guy decided to bring along his cat. His cat, was not very happy about the decision and decided to MEOW at the top of its’ lungs for the duration of the 6 hour Bolivian journey. In response, the cats owner decided to smack the cat in the top of the head with considerable force every time it made a sound. In response to the pounding, the cat decided that it did not like being banged in the head and therefore MEOWED louder. This pattern repeated itself for six hours.
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The Atacama Desert
When the Aussies, Raj Majal, and I were planning our Salt Flats excursion we were told repeatedly by many other backpackers that San Pedro in Chile was a must see. Many of the tours of Salar de Uyuni start in Uyuni and end up in Chile. Furthermore, none of the other guys have been to Chile, so we decided to make our final destination from the Salt Flats San Pedro de Atacama.
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In front of Colarada Lagoon
The Boys in front of one of the Many Volcanoes
The Salt Flats of Bolivia is by and large the weirdest place I have ever been in my entire life. It felt like we were on an entirely different planet. There are miles, and miles, and miles of just salt. The bizarre nature of this place got even crazier when we visited coral reef caves, massive red sanded deserts, volcanoes galore, red lagoons, and flamingos. We also got up close and personal with a really weird French dude.
Sidenote: I have come to the conclusion that France should be on a completely different planet (more on this later).
Salar de Uyuni is the worlds largest Salt Flat at 4085 square miles. Its also just over 3500 meters high. At the highest point of our tour we reached just over 5000 meters. Needless to say, the altitude effects you on the Salt Flats.
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Raj, Ben, Dave, and I before the mine tour
Potosi, Bolivia is the highest city in the world at 3,967 meters (13,015 feet). At one time in history, it was also the worlds richest city largely due to the vast amounts of silver deposits concentrated in the mines of ¨Cerro Rico¨.
¨Cerro Rico¨ translates to ¨Rich Mountain¨. The Spanish Conquistadors had an especially good time with the city of Potosi as they looted the hell out of the silver and copper rich region and vastly increased the wealth of Spain.
Ben, Dave (profile below), Raj (profile below) and I decided that while on our way to the Salar De Uyuni we would stop off in Potosi and tour the mines.
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