Easily, Bolivia has been one of the best countries I have ever been to.
This could not be further from the truth. Why does this place even exist!? Now I’ve had a think back to my previous posts on Bolivia you may think I’m being harsh about the country, maybe even than I don’t like Bolivia. The road as a metaphor is a perfect description for Uyuni. In fact, the road seemed to disappear completely! Even when on a dirt road you can normally tell you are on a road, not here. The last 5km coming into Uyuni the road dissolved into a dusty path. In a country struggling financially this route could really boost their tourism! Missed the llama (bottom righ-hand), still a stark and interesting landscape from Potosi to Uyuni – Bolivia Route from Potosi to Uyuni – Bolivia Arriving It has got to be one of the most enjoyable bus rides I have ever taken…why was the ride only 3.5 hours long! Road conditions were good, granted it looked very new, but there has been a road here for many, many years. For most of the route from Potosi to Uyuni could be a honey pot for tourist attractions, yet I was the only tourist on the bus. There were at least three places that could match Rainbow Mountain in Peru easily accessible, less than a kilometre from the road. Instead of exploring these places I was in a bus snapping away with my phone camera. From barren rocky plains to stretches of rainbow mountains. From desolate valleys to flat plans with scattered sparse green shrub. These villages were more like local settlements, though I’m guessing it could be settlements that have been there for hundreds of years.īack to the landscape. I use the word “towns” very liberally, even village would be exaggerating. In all honesty, the towns were so small it would not surprise me if they didn’t have any accommodation. If I had known how stunning the landscape would be, I would have investigated staying a day or two somewhere along the way. …the landscape along the route was beautiful! There were only a few tiny towns along the way, the biggest I guess had a population of less than on thousand. Easy to buy a ticket, bus was good, bus was half full, we only picked up a few more passengers along the way…but… Potosi Bus Terminal, the start of my journey to Uyuni – Bolivia On route from Potosi to Uyuni, the landscape is vast and beautiful – Bolivia Route from Potosi to Uyuni There isn’t anything else to say about getting from Potosi to Uyuni. I hate that I can be sceptical at times, and happy when my scepticism is proved wrong. After finding my bus operator I waited until my chariot arrived…to much relief my bus looked in perfect working order. Added to their state they were being packed overflowing with luggage. Seeing some of the buses the locals were using I would not mark them highly on the roadworthy front. I got my ticket through Potosi Bus Terminal did not inspire me with much confidence. Cost wise, its cheap at US$11.41 which includes taxes and fees. It takes anything from 3-4 hours dependent on weather etc. There are a few options to get to Uyuni, you can even fly from La Paz and Sucre I believe. My bus was leaving at 9:30 and an early walk didn’t tickly my motivation. I say this because I took the easy way to get from Hostal Patrimonio to the Potosi Bus Terminal…a taxi.
NOMAD OF NOWHERE FULL
One nights’ good sleep helps, it isn’t a sign of a full recovery. What doesn’t fit into the blog I’ll add to my Batnomad Facebook page. Maybe not this post, but the next two will have loads of photos. I’m trying to give the visuals the time and space they deserve. You may be thinking I’m trying to drag things out, I’m not. Though I was only in Uyuni for 3 nights (2.5 full days) I’m thinking of breaking my time up into three blog posts. The vast space and sunsets like I have never seen before. This time it is more the visuals Salar de Uyuni offers. Uyuni on the other hand is slightly different. It is to do these places the justice they deserve using my unprofessional grasp of my own language. This has happened before, when writing about Machu Picchu or Luxor & Karnak, other places too. A lingering dry cough coming and going in fits every now and then but my last night in Potosi it only woke me up once.Īs much as I was looking forward to revisiting my time in Uyuni, I am a little cautious, even a little nervous about doing so. I had started to feel a little better, my energy levels were picking up. Uyuni was the reason I left La Paz my visits to Sucre and Potosi merely steppingstones on route to see Sala de Uyuni, the Uyuni Slat Flat. It had taken me longer than I had wanted and anticipated so I was glad my destination was within grasping reach. Finally Uyuni was around the corner…albeit a 200km corner ?.
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