UYUNI, BOLIVIA – Got salt? This is a photo of me standing on top of over 4,000 square miles of salt on the Salar de Uyuni in southwestern Bolivia. What the heck is a salar, you ask?
Monthly Archive for March, 2007
The Mines of Potosi: Mountain that Eats Men
Posted in Accidental Explorer Blog, Bolivia on Mar 7th, 2007
POTOSI, BOLIVIA — I struggle along on my hands and knees as the oppressive heat pushes in on me, pausing every few meters to take measured breaths through my mask. Thick dust chokes the air and I am only too aware that it contains particles of silica, asbestos, and arsenic. My world is reduced to [...]
I Found Jesus…
Posted in Bolivia on Mar 3rd, 2007
COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA – I found Jesus. It wasn’t hard to find Him since this is the tallest statue of Christ in the world. At 33 m (about 40 m if you include the pedestal) it’s just a few centimeters taller than the famous statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro. The statue [...]
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