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Sun and Moon Island
Yesterday we went to the Sun and Moon Islands on Lake Titicaca. These are ceremonial islands for the indigenous people here who are are the Aymara, the Tiwanaku, and the Inca. The first were the Tiwanaku, who are known for doors within doors and rectangular shapes. To make walls they found stones that fit perfectly…
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Around La Paz
La Paz is the capital of Bolivia. We stayed there 3 nights. To get around there are cable cars. They look very Austrian and are made by an Austrian company. They go right over houses and one line goes right down a street. There are many colored lines. There is even a coffee line. La…
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Popular In La Paz
Yesterday we went to a restaurant called Popular. Popular is, as the name suggests, popular and even though we got there right when it opened, we had to wait an hour for seats. While we waited we played word games and drank coffee at the cafe downstairs. Once it was our turn, we headed into…
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The Salar
In Uyuni my family and 2 other people went to the biggest salt flat in the world on a tour. we went with a tour so we would not get the 4runner stuck and covered in salt. The car we took was a land cruiser. The tour lasted all day. We went to a train…
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Bolivia Does It Differently
Bolivia is proving to be a bit more exciting that any of the other countries we’ve driven through so far. It started at the border. I had vaguely known two things: that the border was closed for roughly two hours at lunch and that Bolivia does not observe summer time and is an hour behind…
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Sucre
Right now we’re in Sucre, Bolivia. Sucre is one of the capitals (the other is La Paz) of Bolivia. It’s an amazing and fairly laid back city, with lots of pretty old churches. Yesterday was Syd’s birthday and we had a really fun day. The first thing we did was watch a parade for the…
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Mining in Potosi. And Dynamite.
Today we went to a mine that started in the 1500s. They mine silver, zinc, and lead. The mine is in a town called Potosi. The mine goes into a mountain called Cerro Rico. We rode in a volvo l3314. There were no seat belts. We rode with our guide Wilson. The ride was fun…
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Mines in Potosi
Today we went to the mines in Potosi. Potosi is a city in Bolivia and is located at twelve thousand feet above sea level. It is famous for its mountains that contain high amounts of silver, tin, lead, and zinc, to name a few. It’s also famous for being a big silver producer for the…
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Interesting Things in Northern Chile
For most of the drive through Argentina and Chile, we’ve been coming across mostly abandoned or lightly used rail lines. In Argentina we saw a few railcars on the line to Pinamar, and then throughout Patagonia it was mostly abandoned lines with the exception of a preserved museum train in Esquel. Abandoned rail lines make…
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Adventure in the Sand
A family post on a recent adventure. First, Sydney’s take: My Dad Is An Idiot Well if you know my dad, you know he does stupid things sometimes. Here’s an example: we were on our way out of Pan de Azucar National Park and all of a sudden we see a flat beach. We all…