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  1. Threeshire avatar

    RE: Bolivia travel problems solved!

    by Threeshire 22 May 2012

    #1: El avión Eléktriko ese, en denantes había sido ser propiedad del LAB pero ahora es nomás Patrimonio Científico, Cultural y Artís…

  2. fowler9 avatar

    RE: Help me out

    by fowler9 15 May 2012

    Just the usual places to be honest mate. It is class though. South America wise we flew in to Santiago for Christmas, went on to Valparaiso…

  3. Standanista avatar

    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…

  4. jamesbrunker avatar

    RE: Iquique to Uyuni

    by jamesbrunker 10 May 2012

    Fastest to Uyuni town would probably be bus Iquique - Oruro then another bus to Uyuni. If you want to do one of the multi day tours easiest…

  5. lu2211 avatar

    Iquique to Uyuni

    by lu2211 10 May 2012

    Hey there, A friend of mine and I want to go from Iquique to Uyuni to do the tour to salar de uyuni. She is flying in from Santiago.…

  6. rockmelon88 avatar

    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.

  7. tunabagel avatar

    RE: Bus, Bus/train combo or plane

    by tunabagel 06 May 2012

    vnrose seems a little confused still - i know they corrected the post but the advice to book sky doesnt make sense because they dont…

  8. hazzdawg avatar

    RE: Visit to Chuquicamata mine (Calama)

    by hazzdawg 05 May 2012

    Thanks to all who posted on this thread. I'm posting an update for future readers. I visited the mine on May 2nd 2012 and agree that…

  9. iclau91 avatar

    looking for partner for traveling around southamerica

    by iclau91 05 May 2012

    Hi, my name is claudia, i'm from peru and i'm 20 years old. I'm looking for a partner or more better for making a trip around southamerica..…

  10. jamesbrunker avatar

    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…

  11. rockmelon88 avatar

    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…

  12. rockmelon88 avatar

    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…

  13. fowler9 avatar

    RE: Chile-Bolivia-Brazil-(montevideo)-Buenos Aires

    by fowler9 30 April 2012

    Alright mate. I just thought I'd post to let you know I found Coquimbo strangely attractive. La Serena next door was a little dull I thought…

  14. MastahDeft avatar

    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…

  15. BTA1 avatar

    Trip Itinerary Peru-Bolivia-Chile

    by BTA1 17 April 2012

    Hi, This is our first time traveling through Peru, Bolivia and Chile and was looking for some input on the itinerary that we have planne…

  16. jamesbrunker avatar

    RE: Logistics question - La Paz

    by jamesbrunker 16 April 2012

    Thats a useful looking site, thanks for posting! Always worth checking / calling as well as schedules in Bolivia change frequently. Looks…

  17. lucazade55 avatar

    RE: Itinerary advice: motorbiking in South America

    by lucazade55 14 April 2012

    Yes, I've looked into the Salta area. It looks amazing! The only problem is that coming down from the salt flats through the Bolivian…

  18. jamesbrunker avatar

    RE: Getting from Arica- Chile to Uyuni-Bolivia

    by jamesbrunker 12 April 2012

    No direct route, in addition to #1s bus to La Paz and fly you could get a bus to Iquique (worth a visit anyway), then bus (a few a day,…

  19. kiwiJD avatar

    Reliability of buses in Northern Chile

    by kiwiJD 06 April 2012

    Hi everyone, I am planning to go from San Pedro to Iquique to meet a flight to La Paz and was wondering how reliable the bus companies…

  20. bendejo avatar

    RE: Help South america Cloud Storage???

    by bendejo 02 April 2012

    My friend isn't very tech savvy so no idea about the read-only switch, my guess is he didn't even know there was one. It was five years…

  21. Standanista avatar

    RE: La Paz - Migration Sweep

    by Standanista 30 March 2012

    I once had to take up position behind the bar at your place, with carnet, as a quick substitute for the regular bloke on duty, when the…

  22. fowler9 avatar

    RE: possible to do santiago atacama desert return by bus in a week ?

    by fowler9 26 March 2012

    The bus straight up take about 24 hours (Some of the experts on here can probably give you a slightly more accurate time). Antofagasta…

  23. tmiddled avatar

    Re: La Paz Strike

    by tmiddled 22 March 2012

    Thank you very much. We will leave Iquique on Saturday for Arica and from there will head to either Peru or Bolivia depending on the…

  24. tmiddled avatar

    La Paz Strike

    by tmiddled 21 March 2012

    Hello, I was told by another traveller that a strike is planned in Bolivia which is going to make bus travel impossible for a few days.…

  25. ericamena avatar

    RE: Cuzco to Arica

    by ericamena 19 March 2012

    I'm not worried about the safety of the busses, but my terrible fear of heights. If we take the bus, I'll have to be knocked out on anxiety…

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