Friday 28 September 2012 HOTEL GIRASOLES AVE SANTA CRUZ 155 UYUNI - BOLIVIA TEL ( 591-2) 693 2391 We really enjoyed our flight to Uyuni crossing the vast salt plain. Brilliant to view by air. We later learn that it covers 12000sq kms! The flight meant we arrived into Uyuni earlier, but there was nothing to see there. Straight out of a western, complete with dust and dogs. I wondered where the horse trough and saloon was. Our hotel was changed to La Petite P...

Tuesday 25 sptember 2012 ECOLODGE LA ESTANCIA SUN ISLAND - BOLIVIA MAIN SQ YUMANI - SUN ISLAND BOLIVIA TEL (591-2) 71523673 (CELL PHONE)

Thursday 26 September 2012 RESIDENCIAL ROSARIO HOTEL AVE. ILLAMPU # 704 LA PAZ BOLIVIA TEL (591-2) 245 1658 We stopped at a viewing point to see La Paz and looking down into the valley it seemed a really big city, although only 1.5 million. Nearly half are housed illegally ie they have built without approval on the slopes and landslide is a real danger! We went on a city tour followed by a trip to 'moon' valley. Not really like the moon but an interesting g...

Monday 24 September 2012 HOTEL ROSARIO DEL LAGO ALLE RIGOBERTO PAREDES COPACABANA BOLIVIA TEL (591-2) 862 2141 After we returned from our reed island trip, we collected our bags in Puno and were taken across the border to Copacabana, Bolivia. It reminded me of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid! The dust and rocky road surely belonged in some western. We changed our Soles to Bobs and started recalculating money. Surprisingly this is our best hotel yet, and m...