Bolivia
Story 1: When crossing a Bolvia it was with a group of Chileans who came with friends from Southern bike, a company that provides service motorcycle rental and tours in the same model as the adventurer, the process was somewhat slow but no more an hour and we were several riders with their respective motorcycle, made a journey of 250 kilometers by dirt road to get to the Salar de Uyuni which would be the next point to visit along the way had everything, beautiful scenery, drops and laughter did something fun road, we arrived at Salar in the afternoon where the sun was wonderful, from there we went to the salt hotel a very unique since most of this is made with blocks of salt. We woke early the next day to cover part of the Salar has an extension of approximately 12 500 square kilometers, after several hours of touring the Salar decided to go back and wash the bikes and they had been covered with salt on all sides, after wash the bikes back to the hotel for dinner, talking all the day and continue to appreciate how nice it was to have been there.
Story 2: After two days in the Salar I said goodbye to the friends of Southern bike and they would return to Chile and I would continue my journey to Potosi, after arranging everything to follow out my way to Potosi a dirt road in some parties, come to this city after 6 hours of travel, a place with an old town steeped in history, where churches and some buildings had a unique architecture, being in Potosi I just oil to lubricate the chain, so I went to get a boat across the city did not find, after two days of being in this city continue my way to the capital of the country, a road paved throughout, rare in Bolivia and that very few roads with asphalt found in this country.
Story 3: Reach Peace, was something incredible to see this huge city of reddish color because most of the buildings in it are not painted and let the color of red brick block, a city with a lot of noise because Bolivia in most people use the car to beep all, I settle upon arrival at the hostel went out to dinner and meet some of the city, the next day went out to know the place and find any possible way the chain oil that I needed, the center of the capital has many stairs everywhere and everywhere are stalls selling you everything from food, vegetables, fruits, flowers, to electronics, making the streets a large market, a very dirty city all sides and people turn away and worry little lift.
Stories 4: After 2 days in this city I contact a Colombian Erick told me the situation on the border with Peru on Lake Titicaca that were closed all the steps to the neighboring countries over a mine outdoor want to put there and that the Indians have blocked all roads as a manifestation of not wanting a mine that they will contaminate the whole environment, so I decided to leave the peace and make them the stretch that would take us to Chile after crossing into Peru this country. We reached the border with Chile, we check out of Bolivia still somewhat slow because all the paperwork in this country is slow.
Bolivia a country where nature is more than beautiful, a country of great contrasts where what I and many lived to talk from drawing resembled the stories, because people are treating you well and other people who treat you badly The level of education is far below the level of other countries in South America, people very close to where the service abroad do not mind giving you a bad quality in this and most disturbing is that the Bolivian no interest in improving .
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