Bolivia
Well once we have already informed you the best way to do the trip, we fully go deep into the lived
history.
The direction pointed by the compass on the map marks the center of South America, right in Bolivia, where the
endless horizons, splendid ocher mountains and lakes devoted to the sun, promising a journey of surrealism and
fantasy. It grazed the borders of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Peru. There, most of its people have
indigenous roots, and many of them chew coca leaves at any time of day to stand firm against altitude sickness.
The descendants of the Inca culture communicate in Quechua and the Tiwanaku culture in Aymara.
Magic Land
Four days expedition in a multi postcard country
make fly your imagination with landscapes from
another planet: a sea salt of 90 x 160 kilometers, a
stone shaped like a tree, brightly colored lagoons,
birds, geysers and more. Onshore all starts at the
border of Hito Cajon between Chile and Bolivia, on
board a jeep 4X4 1997, alongside dozens of
backpackers traveling in their vehicles.
Luck is on our side since the beginning of the trip
because Edgar accompanies us, the favorite guide
of “Expediciones Nueva Aventura”, a tour operator
specialized in the Salar de Uyuni.
Starting the journey and instantly giving the
pleasure to the senses with plains and coppercolored mountains, like it has been painted and dyed
by the most delicated brush of an artist. It excels
Licancabur, an imposing volcano of 5,920 m.s.n.m in
Chile.
It is the majestic lookout of two laggons very close
to each other, but they are two completely different
bodies of water: the White lagoon, suitable for the
life of different kinds of fish; and the Green lagoon,
where there is no trace of aquatic species due to the
presence of arsenic and copper.