Blog 8 28th March to 31st March Quetena Chico to Tupiza Total distance – 1591km My rest day was indeed a break from the bike, but it was an opportunity to see a little of what Quetena Chico, a town of about 500 people, had to offer. Rolando arranged for us to visit the museum, […]
Bolivia
Salt pans, lakes and rugged tracks
Blog 6 18th – 23rd March Uyuni to Lake Colorada Total Distance – 1227km Before leaving Uyuni, I hadn’t mentioned the reason for its existence – the railway. The town was established in 1893 when the railway line was built to link the nearby silver mines to the coast at Arica. From there it was […]