Training recruits, that is.
Bolivian army recruits ran through the streets just after sunrise in the border town of Villazón, just steps from Argentina. Everyone pauses to greet them as they jog past.
We walked across the border to Villazón before jumping on the train to Uyuni to explore the famous salar, or salt flat.
At the border between Argentina and Bolivia, crossing from La Quiaca to Villazón
–Tara for TKGO
The Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the world’s largest salt flat, making it an important source of table salt as well as lithium, which lies in pools beneath the salt. It also happens to be a stunning tourist destination. Read more about the salar on TKGO.
–Tara for TKGO
Residents wait for public transportation in La Paz, Bolivia. Privately-operated white vans are most common, and work similarly to a public bus system.
–Tara for TKGO
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This little cafe is one in a strip of identical eateries hidden behind the bus stop in the border town of Villazón, Bolivia. The two women — one carrying a baby on her back — serve up a traditional breakfast of hot flatbread (seen sitting on the counter) and tea with coca leaves to its patrons on picnic tables.
–Tara for TKGO
Tara and Karina Go Out 