John Hutchinson reports for MAINLINE and ASSOCIATED PRESS: Five tourists killed at Bolivia’s famous salt flats after vehicle they were travelling in flipped upside down Three Belgians, one Italian and one Peruvian died in the car accident Three people were also injured, and transported 125 miles to hospital Salar de Uyuni is the world’s largest salt…
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An Exhilarating (If Risky) Family Adventure in Bolivia
The Wall Street Journal reports: An Exhilarating (If Risky) Family Adventure in Bolivia The remote Salar de Uyuni salt flat is an unlikely, unnerving—and unforgettable—vacation spot By Hilary McGregor WE WERE HURTLING toward the edge of Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni salt flat in a Toyota Land Cruiser as the sun was sinking, turning the world…
Costs and landscapes of Bolivia to seduce even Hollywood
Andrea Monasterios reports for El Deber: Costs and landscapes of Bolivia to seduce even Hollywood In the first half of 2015, George Clooney and Werner Herzog filmed two films in the country. International TV programs and even video portrayed our culture. “Our brand is crisis”, produced by George Clooney movie, starring Sandra Bullock, the first…
Salt, sand, sky: A Bolivian 4×4 adventure
Sarah Duff, reports for CNN: Salt, sand, sky: A Bolivian 4×4 adventure (CNN) Landlocked Bolivia has much to offer travelers, from the wildlife-rich Amazon rainforest to treks in the Andes mountains. One of its lesser known highlights, however, is a remarkable 4×4 journey through the altiplano (high plains) in Bolivia’s desert southwest, close to…
Glaciation in Bolivia
Bernardo Ellefsen writes in Los Tiempos: Glaciation in Bolivia In a previous article I stated briefly how glacial eras will behave and promised that I would give local examples. Glacial eras would be produced by the increase in precipitation, and areas in snow by the formation of layers of snow compacted into ice that would…
Better alternatives for tourism in Bolivia
From Pagina Siete: Three companies offer new tourism routes Aerocon, Amaszonas and Creative Tours come together and present an alternative to the existing proposal to visit tourist attractions in the Andean region, the valleys and plains of the country. The presentation ceremony will be held at 19:00 on February 18, Hotel Europa, La Paz. A…
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