best hotsprings of the trip.... all levels of heat.. an area where we got covered in mud to dry then rinse for the sauna which was a bunch of boards over hot hot hot water filled wwith herbs and then covered with plastic to make sauna conditions.... ended with the best steamed corn on the cob (choclo) with cheese ever!!!
lake titicaca is lovely. the ride from la paz was cold and a bit stormy past snow capped peaks and and cool lil villages. the town of copacabana was in full party/festival mode. dont fully understand, but supposedly the fiestas were commenmorating the occasion of Chile taking Bolivia's coastline away and leaving the massive nation landlocked. mmm. regardless, the scene was amazing with folks of all ages out all night.. A mix of latin electronica and marching band music rocked the scene of old mamacitas in their ponchos drinking te con te y chicha but lantern light and men getting sloshed.. good times..
El Saler de Uyuni is the brightest spot on earth seen from space. nearly 12,ooo sq. kilometers of white and the occasional island... we rode out to one island in land cruiser and tromped around huge cactus, caves, poppies and even saw the elusive "vinchuca", a rabbit-cat-fox like creature.
