{"id":5148,"date":"2015-01-31T14:05:38","date_gmt":"2015-01-31T13:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wptemp.barbarahast.de\/?p=5148"},"modified":"2015-03-23T13:16:16","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T12:16:16","slug":"flamingoes-snowball-fights-and-magical-salar-de-uyuni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidhuebner.de\/?p=5148","title":{"rendered":"FLAMINGOES, SNOWBALL FIGHTS AND MAGICAL SALAR DE UYUNI"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Boarder crossing to Bolivia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We started at 7:30 in the morning in San Pedro and took a bit of a climb to the boarder of Bolivia, I should rather say a little shed with a Bolivian flag on top of it. It’s were we got the stamps in our passport before changing from the mini-bus into a 4×4 for the coming 3 days. With us were 4 Brazilians in their young ages. It’s been a relaxed and funny group and the driver was just right for us. With an efficient driving style, some others would call it speedy, we arrived most of the time first. It’s been especially convenient for some beautiful spots like the nearby Laguna Blanca and Laguna Verde. No other tourists on our pictures and a plenty of privacy to enjoy the beautiful nature. This advantage was most rewarding at the Aguas Termales, a naturally 40 degree warm thermal bath at 4400m altitude. Being almost the only one in the water enjoying the view on the valley from the little pool was priceless. \u00a0Though I did not mind getting out of the pool after 15 minutes as at such an altitude the hot water did cause a little feeling of dizziness. Back in the car we crossed the highest point of our journey: 4900m altitude. We arrived early at our hotel, dropped our stuff in a 6er-dorm and walked to the Laguna Colorada, which was strewn with hundreds of famingoes.<\/p>\n

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Thunderstorm at Laguna Colorada<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A thunderstorm came up and lightnings impressed not only us but also these pink elegant birds as they seemed to get together in a kind of swirly movement. We watched them for a while, waited until the hail and the bit of rain had stopped before we went back to the hostel. After our late dinner and a UNO game with some others we went to sleep. At 4300m altitude I had difficulties to sleep. The snoring orchestra of the 4 Brazilian guys in our room did not help either. We were not sure what we had to expect for the next day. Our driver had left and it happens from time to time that drivers arrive next morning completely wasted from a party. Our driver had left quite early in the evening and I was not sure if he was about to come back. But David had been ready to take over the command of the Toyota 4×4 and maybe was been a bit disappointed next morning when Martin, our driver, was ready to go. He seemed, apart from a tiny boozy breath, absolutely fine to drive.<\/p>\n

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