Went to Tarija a nice little city with lots of wineries. I tried ajiba juice which looked like a potatoe that they peeled and it was purple inside.
4/19/12
I crossed over into Salta, Argentina today. I love Bolivia but its great being back to the world I know where the roads are good, showers are hot and internet works. And where bus schedules make sense to me. In Bolivia all the buses seem to leave in the early evening and arrive at 3 or 4 in the morning. I havent figured out why they dont just leave at 10pm instead of 7pm and arrive at 6am instead of in the middle of the night... but all the companies leave at the same time for the same destination. Here the buses leave later so they arrive at maybe 7am or something more reasonable.
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| area outside of Tupiza |
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| I couldnt get a good picture of the ostriches but those specs are ostrich |
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| It was cold and there was snow in many areas. |
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| The scenery the entire way was beautiful and kept changing |
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| it was really cold with lots of snow |
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| We saw lots of llamas as well as vicunas |
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| Many of the lakes provided perfect mirror images. |
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| The hots springs.. there was an amazing view from the natural hot spring |
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| The colors of the lakes were all different, reds greens, blues |
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| These geysers were bubbling and smoking |
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| These also were smoking from the hot springs |
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| The steam is from the hot springs |
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| Those are all flamingos.. some of the lakes were full of them.. hundreds |
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| baby flamingo before it turns pink |
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| We had oca for lunch which is a root vegetable and people compare it to a white carrot though I think its more like a potatoe.. and grilled bananas |
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| salt flats |
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| salt flats.. nothing but salt.. the guide said its 80 meters deep |
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| more salt |
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| a flock of flamingos few overhead |
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| playing with pringles cans.. and perception |
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| our tour group |
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| there is a hotel completely made of salt.. everzthing the tables etc and each of the salt bricks make the hotel walls. |
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| The salt mounds used to extract the salt |
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| the water covering the salt had a cool reflection. |
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| I tried a new juice. |
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| the city of Salta Argentina, from the hill where there is some beautiful waterfall displays |
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| yes I have salt on my knees |
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