Travel to Bolivia – Episode 313

The Amateur Traveler talks to Michael Tieso about his recent trip to Bolivia. He was traveling from Argentina to Peru, and at first, Bolivia was just in the way, but he discovered a country worth seeing.

“I hadn’t known much about Bolivia, not too many people were talking about it. So I was curious about the country. There is actually a lot there and I ended up staying much longer than I thought.”

He traveled from the salt flats Salar de Uyuni in the south to Lake Titicaca in the North. He attended Carnaval de Oruro, visited the breathtaking capital city of La Paz (it’s very high up), and biked down the Road of Death.

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Show Notes

Bolivia
Yungas Road
Carnaval de Oruro
Salar de Uyuni
La Paz
Lake Titicaca
World’s Highest Oxygen Bar
Art of Backpacking
Michael Tieso
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