We have had three unplanned days in La Paz now as we have been a little screwed up by over booked buses. Our next planned destination is Salar de Uyuni in the South of Bolivia. Unfortunately, it isn't the easiest part of Bolivia to get to, and days are precious this late into our 10 week trip, so we have been somewhat anxious to leave La Paz. We arrived in La Paz from Lake Titicaca on the 28th June after a 3 hour local bus ride, the entire length of the journey ...

As it turns out the stop in La Paz has been affected by our hurried plans to make it Cusco, Peru in time to satisfy the natural attraction to Machu Picchu, the ancient "Lost Inca City", perched perisously on the sheer faces of the Andeas. We arrived, along with our travel buddies from Brazil (Carol and Leo), safely in La Paz and immediately started looking into tours that might be available for the Inca Trail. The "Inca Trail", or the "Co...