Bolivia: Villazón - Tupiza

El viaje comenzó desde Salta a La Quiaca, 8 horas, parando en cada pueblito y con una señora sentada al lado mio que ocupaba un asiento y medio... conclusion: no dormi nada!
Una vez en La Quiaca, pase el límite Argentina Bolivia, y camine hasta Villazón, en donde no tuve un drama de conseguir colectivos hacia Tupiza en donde me encontraria con mis amigos Keith, Bass y Peter.
Apenas cruzando la frontera ya se podian ver las cholitas (mujeres bolivianas vestidas con las ropas tipicas) con los sombreros altos y las polleras anchas hasta las rodillas, cargando las "guaguas" (niños) en sus espaldas.
El viajecito Villazón - Tupiza duro 3 horas y media.Ya llegando a Tupiza se puede apreciar el paisaje, solo con entrar a la ciudad ya hay que pasar por un tunel de piedra, hermoso.

Tupiza

Tupiza es un pueblito muy tranquilo con mas agencias de viajes que habitantes. Mientras esperaba que los chicos llegaran desde Potosi, averigue unas cuantas opciones para hacer el tour al salar de Uyuni, que se hace en 4x4 ya que los caminos son de tierra y se necesitan autos resistentes.


Now in English :)
The trip started from Salta to La Quiaca (Argentinean border), 8 hs, with a stop in every little town and an old lady sitting next to me and taking a seat and a half.. conclusion: couldn´t sleep at all!
Once in La Quiaca crossed the Argetinean border and walked to Villazón, Bolivian border. It was really easy to find a bus ticket to Tupiza where I´d meet up my friends Keith, Bass and Pete.
As soon as I crossed the border the "cholitas" could be seen (cholitas is the name of the women dressed with the typical Bolivian outfit) with the top hats and wide knee high skirts carrying the "guaguas" (kids) on their backs.



After 3 hs trip to Tupiza the beautiful Bolivian landscapes could be appreciated by just entering the place through a stone tunnel.

Tupiza
Tupiza is a little town located to the south of Bolivia, in Potosi department with a population of 22,000 aprox. It´s very quiet and you can find more tour agencies than people :).
Meanwhile the guys were on their way to Tupiza I started researching on tours to Uyuni Salt Lake. There is a variety of these, all in 4WD, since road conditions are not the best in many areas in Bolivia.