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RE: La Paz to Tupiza

by ban_janti_return 23 May 2012

Chicken bus is fun for few hours max, for 12h+ is miserable. But hey, I have nothing against personal fetishes, if someone is a masochist…
RE: La Paz to Tupiza

by mem_ceres 23 May 2012

actually seeing sunrise from the bus is not bad at all. And i don't see why one cannot travel the way locals do. I believe the bus I took…
RE: Trip Report Bolivia end of May-middle of June 2011

by mem_ceres 23 May 2012

I travelled with a friend. We were in Bolivia for ca 3.5-4 weeks, from 29th May to 24th June. Our trip to PNNKM from Santa Cruz and…
RE: Bolivia travel problems solved!

by klaush 21 May 2012

At least the good people of El Alto have no chance to prevent the grand opening, because every guest will be arriving by air. I would…
Re: Living in Bolivia - September to December

by kgordon 21 May 2012

Thanks everyone. Just to be sure, the comments about reliabe ATMs are in reference to those found in Oruro and Potosi? As for the amount…
Living in Bolivia - September to December

by kgordon 20 May 2012

I will be travelling to Bolivia for work in the fall (leaving mid Sept and departing 90 days later). This is not my first time in Bolivia.…
RE: Uyuni to Santa Cruz - via Cochabamba or Potosi/Sucre?

by eurotrash 18 May 2012

I've never been to Oruro, but your 2nd option seems more interesting. Potosi has a unique atmosphere, a great museum, visits to the mines.…
Uyuni to Santa Cruz - via Cochabamba or Potosi/Sucre?

by Formynorms_86 18 May 2012

Hi, Myself and a friend are currently planning our itinerary through South American and would like to find out peoples opinions on what…
RE: Iquique to Uyuni

by Standanista 10 May 2012

You've got 2 options. There's a street in Iquique which is full of offices for buses to Bolivia: take a left outside the Tur-Bus (not…
Re: Transport strike/protests

by tunabagel 09 May 2012

in teh center today all of prado , montes etc had no vehciles on it at all (due to the COB strike march.) Bus and taxis seemed to be running…
RE: Transport strike/protests

by Threeshire 09 May 2012

Earlier today I posted this on the Transport Strike thread: "The transport strike is over and traffic in La Paz, for the moment, is norma…
RE: Transport strike

by Threeshire 09 May 2012

The transport strike is over and traffic in La Paz, for the moment, is normal Things may become a little clearer by this evening, but…
RE: itinerary Bolivia - your thoughts please? :)

by ban_janti_return 07 May 2012

There is really little sense to visit Oruro out of carnival season, it's cold, it's high and it's dirty. I don't know what kind of "full…
RE: Colchani and Uyani

by jamesbrunker 07 May 2012

+Colchani is a small town....+ Very generous tunabagel, its a half abandoned village that makes Uyuni seem sophisticated and lives off…
RE: itinerary Bolivia - your thoughts please? :)

by JackIrons 07 May 2012

Oruro is one of my favorite towns in bolivia. There really isnt much to do there, The market area is nice, the locals are friendly,…
RE: Anyone recently bus from Oruro to Arica or Iquique via Pisiga-Colchane?

by rockmelon88 06 May 2012

Thanks, James Brunker, for your feedback. Have a great day.
Re: Bus, Bus/train combo or plane

by Kameka 06 May 2012

Thanks very much for taking the time to try an deciper my post. Sorry for that confusing post- now I reread it I see the problem. I added…
itinerary Bolivia - your thoughts please? :)

by NARELLA 06 May 2012

Hi, I'm working on building an itinerary for my month in Bolivia (june). This is my firts draft, I would really appreciate some thoughts.…
RE: Anyone recently bus from Oruro to Arica or Iquique via Pisiga-Colchane?

by jamesbrunker 03 May 2012

Been a couple of years since last used it but had no problems (apart from it being very windy and dusty, seems to be set in a huge dried…
Anyone recently bus from Oruro to Arica or Iquique via Pisiga-Colchane?

by rockmelon88 03 May 2012

Hello. Anyone recently crossed the Pisiga-Colchane frontier btween Bolivia and Chile, and care to comment on the border crossing expereience…
Anyone recently bus from Oruro to Arica or Iquique via Pisiga-Colchane?

by rockmelon88 03 May 2012

Hello. Anyone recently crossed the Pisiga-Colchane frontier btween Bolivia and Chile, and care to comment on the border crossing expereience…
Salar de Uyuni. 3days or 4 days. From Uyuni or from Tupiza

by Inaati 30 April 2012

Hey all, I would book a train from Oruro to Uyuni or to Tupiza. But I would like to know what your experiences are: is it better to book…
Lauca National Park from Bolivia

by Inaati 30 April 2012

Hi, we are in La Paz in Bolivia at the moment. We are thinking about going to Lauca National Park before we go to the Salar de Uyuni…
Private Drive from Uyuni to La Paz

by Patrick_Bateman 24 April 2012

So my friend and I were going to do the Salt Flat tour starting in Tupiza (will probably do the 4 or 5 day one with Tupiza Tours). Looks…
RE: Getting from Arica- Chile to Uyuni-Bolivia

by MastahDeft 19 April 2012

Best choice IMO is to keep on going south to Iquique, there will get a direct bus to Oruro, once you are in Oruro you will be closer to…