As I mentioned in the second last post, I wanted to do a detour down to the lowlands of Bolivia to see jungle, get some warmth and see parts of the country other than the altiplano. This detour got a bit longer than I first thought, since I decided to head all the way to [...]

After a few days rest in Uyuni and a 3-day ride to Potosí, I and Jenny took the bus to La Paz with the intent to climb Bolivias highest mountain Sajama. This mountain is an old volcano with the impressive height of 6,542 m, and it is located in a national park with the same [...]

Leaving Purmamarca behind, a steep 2,000 m climb started winding its way up onto the altiplano. When we asked for water at the last houses before the climb, the people living there were right in the middle of desperately trying to catch two hens that were afraid of the dogs and hiding inside a big [...]