Rock, Sand, Salt and Ice / Roca, Arena, Sal y Hielo

With our 90 day permitted stay in Bolivia coming to an end, we decided take some time out from working to travel through some of the world’s most extreme environments – first to Arica in the far north Chile, on the edge of the Atacama desert, and then through the frozen deserts of Bolivia’s southern altiplano and the vast expanse of the Salar de Uyuni, the world’s biggest salt flats. Away from the Chilean coast, the region is almost uninhabited. However, we were not alone; the stunning landscapes are one of South America’s biggest tourism attractions and dozens of four-wheel drive tours pass through this wilderness every day.

Cuando nuestro permiso de 90 días de estancia en Bolivia se acababa, decidimos tomar unos días de descanso y viajar a algunas de las zonas ecológicas más inhospitas del mundo – primero a Arica al norte de Chile, en el borde del desierto de Atacama, para continuar por los desiertos helados del altiplano del sur de Bolivia, y llegar a la vasta explanada del Salar de Uyuni, el desierto de sal más grande del mundo. Lejos de la costa chilena, la región está casi inhabitada. Aún así, no estamos solos; estos increíbles paisajes se han convertido en la mayor atracción turística de América del Sur y docenas de tours en 4×4 pasan por estos paramos a diario.

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2 Responses to “Rock, Sand, Salt and Ice / Roca, Arena, Sal y Hielo”

  1. Belinda & Paul Says:

    Hi guys,

    Wow, the images are wonderful, and your adventuring is so inspiring, are you going to try and stay longer? Be sure to look us up when you get back to London.

    B&P xx

  2. What beautiful pictures :o )

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