Oruro & The Southern Antiplano

July 27, 2005 20:47

We´re currently in the city of Oruro in the Southern Antiplano area of Bolivia waiting to catch at train to Uyuni and our Salt Pans Tour.

Its a very different city to La Paz and much less touristy. Some of the group think that this means its not very friendly but it has its own charms and its great to see Bolivian live going on without all of the tourist faff.

This will probably be my last chance to post until we are back in La Paz at the weekend. The Salt Pans are supposed to be stunning so hopefully I will have nice photos to upload. After that its the long flight home, arriving back in the UK next Tuesday.

It will be a shame to leave Bolivia but I am definitely looking forward to getting home and seeing family and friends.

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