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Iruya, Argentina

Thursday, February 16th, 2006

Made it to Argentina. Stay tuned.

road to Iruya

The road to Iruya is incredibly curvy and chock-full of scenery.  Before now we didn’t know that parts of Argentina resembled Utah.

Salinas Grandes

More salt flats. This is the Argentine version.

Tupiza

Monday, February 13th, 2006

car in canyon

This town is smack dab in the middle of some of the most incredible scenery ever.  It is almost like driving through the Grand Canyon Lite version.

Tupiza rocks

car in mud

Uyuni

Sunday, February 12th, 2006

We visited the largest salt flat IN THE WORLD. Dang, it was big.

mmm...salty

Salty. This building is supposed to be made out of salt.  Being skeptical, I tried it and found out that some of it ... [Continue reading this entry]

Potosi

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

We are in this colonial town which is known for its rich mines. We visited a working mine and brought presents for the miners. Apparently, they appreciate water, coca leaves, and, uh, sticks of dynamite.

TNT

Dan ... [Continue reading this entry]

Oruro, Bolivia

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006

Say that ten times fast.

dressed up for Diabladas

In Oruro, we were lucky enough to stay at the home of the family of a friend. They showed us around and took care of us when we ... [Continue reading this entry]

Coroico

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006
We survived "The Most Dangerous Road IN THE WORLD"! long and winding road Coroico is a little hillside town three hours from La Paz by way of the Death Road. The who, what, now? ... [Continue reading this entry]

Copacabana and nearby La Paz, la loca

Friday, February 3rd, 2006

bright dresses

masked dancers

We crossed the border from Peru to Bolivia and reached the town of Copacabana while it was in the midst of a festival, the Fiesta de la Virgen ... [Continue reading this entry]

Puno (Uros, Amantani & Taquile islands)

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006

Uros Islands

The Uros islands in Lake Titicaca are manmade. They consist of tortora reeds. People live on them, give tours and sell trinkets. The bottom layer of reeds rots, so the residents must ... [Continue reading this entry]

Arequipa

Saturday, January 28th, 2006
Arequipa's cathedral is made of white volcanic stone called sillar. Arequipa cathedral Our hotel's terrace has a view of the cathedral and main plaza. We checked it out in the evening with our friend, Christos. traveling trio  ... <a href=[Continue reading this entry]

Chivay to Cabanaconde

Saturday, January 28th, 2006
Here I am at Cruz del Condor, a scenic overlook between Chivay and Cabanaconde, waiting for condors to show up. waiting for condors One finally appeared. condor Irene and Luz had been selling handicrafts at the ... [Continue reading this entry]