We made our way across the southern altiplano of Bolivia, passing through Sucre (the beautiful white city where Radek left his identity) and Potosi (the world´s highest city at 4100m) until stopping to catch our oxygen-deprived breath in Uyuni.
From here we joined a three day tour of the Salar de Uyuni and the surrounding lakes and desert. The Salar de Uyuni is in fact the world´s largest salt flat and can be seen from space. Driving across it during the rainy season is like driving a jeep across the ocean. The sky and mountains are reflected perfectly in the 6cm of water that covers the salt. Its a very freaky sensation.
Aside from the unique salar, we also enjoyed the company of flamengos, llamas and alpaca in the Reserva de Fauna Andina Eduardo Avaroa.
Upon returning to Uyuni I quickly discovered that something the tour´s dear cooker Juanita cooked up didn´t quite work for me. My temperature went through the roof and I almost died. The availability of over the counter antibiotics saved my life and, along with the spectacular cuisine at Minuteman Pizza, made our time in Uyuni unforgetable. That´s for sure.
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