We spent 3 weeks in Bolivia, crossing over from Peru on Lake Titticaca. After 2 days in Copacabana, we moved on to La Paz for 5 days, a few days in Corioco to relax after biking there along the Death…
Don´t lick the walls
After 3 days of bumpy dirt roads, we finally made it to the pinnacle of the trip – the Bolivian salt flats. We arrived at night to a hotel made of salt- walls, floor, tables, chairs, chandelier… everything. A sign in…
Like a rock
Southern Bolivia is famous for the Salar de Uyuni (salt flats), on the must-see list when in Bolivia. In order to get there from Tupiza, a city in southern Bolivia, you see a lot of rocks on the way. Before…
Eating Sugar in Sucre
Sucre was sweet indeed. We only heard this joke once (thanks Larry!). We were there over Easter, great timing considering Sucre is famous for chocolate. The Easter Bunny even managed to find us at our hostel, just in time to…
Biking the Death Road
For those that are slightly concerned by the title of this post, don’t worry, everyone does it. Even if, in the case of our group, if you haven’t been on a bike before. Personally it wouldn’t be my first choice…
Meeting a witch doctor, chewing coca leaves and other La Paz stories
La Paz takes your breath away. Literally. It’s so high, it is hard to breathe. It’s the highest capital city in the world at 4100 meters. South American cities aren’t typically something to write home about, and La Paz came…
Lago Titticaca
Lake Titticaca is the highest navigable lake in the world, where the sun shines strong in the day and the chill runs deep at night. Being the overachievers that we are, we experienced the lake on both sides of the…