Harsh, gruelling, awesome

Otago Daily Times report: Laguna Colorada, created in 1973 mainly to protect flamingo and vicuna, covers around 7.5 hectares. PHOTOS: ELEANOR HUGHES Eleanor Hughes has an unforgettable experience travelling across the Bolivian Altiplano. Google Maps has directed us overland from Colombia to Uyuni, Bolivia, with no problem. When it’s announced that Pietro, a local guide,…

First dome lodge opens on Bolivia’s salt flats

The National, Lifestyle reports: Travellers to the South American country can sleep under the stars on top of the salt flats at the base of a volcano Bucket list travellers take note, there’s a new destination you might want to add to your travel list as the first dome lodge in the Bolivian Altiplano has…

Bolivia’s Almost Impossible Lithium Dream

Laura Millan from Hyperdrive reports through Bloomberg: One of the world’s poorest nations is sitting on the second-largest amount of the mineral needed to power electric cars. A small army of workers from cities and villages across Bolivia boards the buses for the last leg of a commute that can last days. The meandering, bumpy dirt roads,…

The Closest You’ll Come to Sleeping on the Moon

Phoebe Neuman reports for Robb Report: Opening in January, the space station-like Kachi Lodge will be the first permanent luxury lodge on Bolivia’s otherworldly Salar de Uyuni. Kachi Lodge is set to be the first permanent luxury camp in Bolivia’s breathtaking Salar de Uyuni. PHOTO: SDURAKU/SHUTTERSTOCK Bolivia’s otherworldly Salar de Uyuni, has for the most…