{"id":2500,"date":"2016-06-01T19:27:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-01T15:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/?p=2500"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:46:07","slug":"chile-bolivia-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/chile-bolivia-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"From Chile to Bolivia Through Atacama Desert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There is no road from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile to Uyuni, Bolivia, but there is a way &#8211; dirt road through the Atacama Desert. One should be a genius of GPS to navigate if decides to go by himself. Tour agencies organise 4&#215;4 tours from San Pedro to Salar de Uyuni.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignnone is-style-squared\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-b96ac6e7-18f7-4840-aa9f-28b1d4048177\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/FpYTtPpHWEs2Ey7i8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CLICK ALBUM<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">There are two things to think about before going &#8211; the Bolivian visa and a Dinosaur toy. Look at that barn in the middle of nowhere. If you are US\/EU citizen, then fine. The others, who need visas, will pay $95. Yes, US dollars, not bolivianos.&nbsp;Well, in our international group &#8220;the others&#8221; was just me. I read that no need to go to the consulate, you can buy visa when cross the border for $10. The officer told yes, $10, but not in the desert, and pasted a stamp into my passport.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<pre><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/FpYTtPpHWEs2Ey7i8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Photo Album<\/a><\/strong><\/pre>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fA3BikjIKcU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2512\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2512\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/chile-bolivia-desert\/salar-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2512\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2512\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-4.jpg\" alt=\"Migration Bolivia Office in the Desert\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-4-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-4-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-4-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-4-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2512\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Migration Bolivia Office in Atacama Desert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We were driving through the volcanoes, geysers, and pink-flamingos-lakes. On the third day we reached Salar de Uyuni and that was a place when you need your rubber&nbsp;dino. Our drivers did not, but our driver did kept the whole box of monsters in his trunk, so we could take funny pictures, playing with prospective.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2534\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/chile-bolivia-desert\/salar-de-uyuni-130\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2534\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2534\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-130.jpg\" alt=\"Playing with prospective at Salar de Uyuni\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-130.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-130-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-130-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-130-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-130-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Playing with prospective at Salar de Uyuni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"firstHeading\" lang=\"en\">What you see on your way:<\/h3>\n<h4><span id=\"Third_Morning_-_Geysers_and_Hot_Springs_down_to_Laguna_Verde_and_Back\" class=\"mw-headline\">Geysers and Hot Springs down to Laguna Verde<\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2531\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2531\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/chile-bolivia-desert\/salar-de-uyuni-23\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2531\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2531\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-23.jpg\" alt=\"Geysers and Hot Springs in Laguna Verde\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-23.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-23-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-23-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-23-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-23-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2531\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Geysers and Hot Springs in Laguna Verde<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Laguna Colorada<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2535\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2535\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/chile-bolivia-desert\/salar-de-uyuni-47-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2535\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2535\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-47-1.jpg\" alt=\"Laguna Colorada, Bolivia\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-47-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-47-1-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-47-1-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-47-1-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-47-1-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2535\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laguna Colorada, Bolivia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That where you will see a lot of flamingos. Further, next day, you will see them closer.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"firstHeading\" class=\"firstHeading\" lang=\"en\">Isla Incahuasi<\/h4>\n<p>It&#8217;s a very special island in the middle of Salar. Those going from Chile to Bolivia meet sunrise there and those going opposite direction, from Bolivia to Chile, come to sunset.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2533\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/chile-bolivia-desert\/salar-de-uyuni-74-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2533\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2533\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-74-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sunrise at Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-74-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-74-1-420x315.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-74-1-744x558.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-74-1-370x278.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-74-1-770x578.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise at Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>&#8230;and a lot of salt<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2538\" style=\"width: 866px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/chile-bolivia-desert\/salar-de-uyuni-124\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2538\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-124.jpg\" alt=\"Salar de Uyuni\" width=\"866\" height=\"645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-124.jpg 866w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-124-420x313.jpg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-124-744x554.jpg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-124-370x276.jpg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-de-uyuni-124-770x573.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 866px) 100vw, 866px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Salar de Uyuni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>A special thank you to&nbsp;Estrella del Sur tour agency<\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2540\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/chile-bolivia-desert\/salar-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2540\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2540\" src=\"http:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Estrella del Sur tour agency\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-1-420x315.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-1-744x558.jpeg 744w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-1-370x278.jpeg 370w, https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/salar-1-770x578.jpeg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Estrella del Sur tour agency<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is no road from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile to Uyuni, Bolivia, but there is a way &#8211; dirt road through the Atacama Desert. One should be a genius of GPS to navigate if decides to go by himself. Tour agencies organise 4&#215;4 tours from San Pedro to Salar de Uyuni.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2197,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[162],"tags":[253,223,222],"class_list":["post-2500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-road-trips","tag-atacama-desert","tag-bolivia","tag-chile"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2500"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8975,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2500\/revisions\/8975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lenafaber.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}