> I'm very envious of your many trips to Bolivia, Wayne.
I always enjoy going. The photo opportunites are a plus as well, although
not the primary reason for going.
>You might enjoy
> the cementerio de trenes more than you expect to.
Lots of rust I suspect. I have a brother in law who is a train fanatic. I've
been thinking of getting some pics for him.
> I had not planned to
> visit it, and only wanted to spend an afternoon in Uyuni before moving
> on, but I was there at the time of the presidential election which meant
> that most transport was not running. >
Dealing with road blocks, airport strikes, etc., seems like par for the
course the last few years. I don't think there has been one trip of the last
5 or 6 trips that we haven't had to deal with these.
> The salar is more spectacular to look at but more difficult to get good
> photos of (I found) - it's huge, white and flat which is hard to get an
> interesting shot of! This is about the best shot I got (taken with a
> digital c*non, sorry...)
>
> http://www.world-traveller.org/site/Image:SA-D-2470.jpg
I have trouble getting the horizon straight sometimes too :-) :-)
>
> If you haven't been down to the south west before, I'd also recommend
> visiting the Lagunas Verde and Colorada, and the Arbol de Piedra, on the
> other side of the salar from Uyuni. Some OM pics:
>
> http://www.world-traveller.org/site/Image:SA21-S18-09.jpg
> http://www.world-traveller.org/site/Image:SA22-S19-05.jpg
>
Nice pictures. Hopefully we can take this area in as well.
Thanks,
Wayne
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