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Monthly Archives: January 2005
Dinosaur tracks
Sucre has a relatively new attraction: dinosaur tracks. We decided to check them out on Tuesday morning. We went to the plaza to wait for the “Dino-Truck” which arrived ahead of time (a bit unusual for Bolivia!). It transported us … Continue reading
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Tagged archaeology, casa de libertad, cemetery, dinosaur, sucre, supreme court, tracks, travel
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Water bombs in the White City
Today was museum day in Sucre. We saw some interesting things. But before we get to that, let me tell you about something else we saw: an unsuspecting young woman (presumably a tourist) was pelted in the head with a … Continue reading
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Tagged convento de recoleta, museum, salteñas, sucre, water balloons
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Eating etiquette
Sunday morning we had been scheduled to visit the thermal waters in Potosí with Yoli’s Tio David and the rest of his family. However, this didn’t work out because they had problems with their car. Instead they invited us to … Continue reading
Churches, convents, and crypts, oh my!
Saturday morning we headed over the San Francisco, an old church in Potosi. The guide was young and energetic and showed us lots of interesting things. We started by looking at paintings on the four walls surrounding a large courtyard, … Continue reading
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Tagged catacombs, church, convent, food, k'alaphurka, mirador, potosi, san francisco, san teresa, tio david, travel
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Potosi, highest city in the world
After a very late check-in, we slept in and started our first day in Potosi around 11 a.m. At first we were thinking of switching hotels since the one we were at was a bit pricey and not everything was … Continue reading
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Tagged casa de la moneda, cerro rico, church, mint, mirador, potosi, silver, tio david, torre de compania de jesus, travel
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The greatest salt lake: Uyuni
Sorry, Utah, but Uyuni has you beat. The world’s biggest and highest salt lake is the Salar de Uyuni in southwest Bolivia. We went there, and it was a wonder to behold.
Down a mineshaft … and into a Mac store
After having found out that we would have to stay in Oruro an extra day before moving on, we decided to check out some local attractions. The first place we went was the mirador at the top of the Faro, … Continue reading
Surprise in Oruro
After returning from Copacabana to La Paz on Sunday, we scrambled to get to the bus station and buy a ticket to Oruro. We made it in time and arrived Sunday night around 9:30 p.m. We found a comfortable hotel … Continue reading
Copacabana and Lake Titicaca
The bus ride took longer than we thought it would. The most interesting part of the ride was when we had to disembark from the bus to cross Tiquina Strait. The bus went across on a ferry and, after paying … Continue reading
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Tagged bus, calvario, church, copacabana, counterfeit, hotel, lake, titicaca, travel
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