Off-roading in the Dust and Salt of Bolivia
This was something we had all been eagerly awaiting! Our tour company Cordillera picked us up along with several other tourists including Kelly and Ana Paula from Brazil, Jonas ( GoGoJonas ) from Brazil and an elderly Australian couple. The first part was a drive in a large van to the Bolivian border where our 4x4s were waiting. Getting to the border involved a climb of over 1500m Bolivian Customs - 4000m up in the desert in the middle of nowhere After passing through customs and enjoying a light breakfast we packed our bags onto the roof of the Toyota Land Cruiser and met our driver, a 19 year old Bolivian called Jose. Our car was a bit on the old side with no seatbelts and pretty much every attachable object such as window winders MIA. Nevertheless, the engine started up fine and we were soon driving off into the Bolivian Andes. We were scheduled to make a large vertical climb that day and thus were advised to start chewing on the locally sourced coca leaves as they would help allev...