{"id":6177,"date":"2015-02-26T17:14:21","date_gmt":"2015-02-26T16:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/?p=6177"},"modified":"2020-12-19T14:37:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-19T13:37:59","slug":"on-to-uyuni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/2015\/02\/26\/weiter-nach-uyuni\/","title":{"rendered":"On to Uyuni"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Continue through the barren Bolivian highlands to Arbol de Piedra<\/li>\n<li>Stops at various lagoons with other flamingos<\/li>\n<li>Drive on through dry highlands to Uyuni<\/li>\n<li>Climb around on the rusty steam locomotives of the Uyuni Train Cemetery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Due to snoring and the thin mountain air, neither of us sleep well. Breakfast is served at 7 a.m., and it starts an hour later. The first port of call after another drive through an almost unbelievably dry stone desert is this <b>Arbol de Piedra<\/b> and the surrounding bizarre rock formations. Amazing how the elements have shaped this mushroom-like boulder over thousands of years. The rocks tempt many to daredevil climbing for a souvenir photo.<\/div>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1004355160  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6181\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015_02_26_3.jpg\" alt=\"2015_02_26_3\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015_02_26_3.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015_02_26_3.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Follow this <b>several small lagoons with more flamingos<\/b>. At Laguna Hedionda there is simple accommodation with toilets. The <b>Flamingos can be observed here from a very short distance<\/b> and can hardly be disturbed by your human presence. The scenery is once again fantastic, as the smooth surface of the water reflects the clouds and mountains.<\/div>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1105577498  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6179\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015_02_26_1.jpg\" alt=\"2015_02_26_1\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015_02_26_1.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015_02_26_1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>Lunch is then served in a small shelter. Niki even has a gluten-free potato plate with eggs. Over the Canapa lagoon, the last of the day, increasingly move <b>Thunderclouds<\/b> up and occasionally lightning bolts can be seen. From a vantage point we can see the snow-capped summit of the 5926 m high<b> Ollague volcano<\/b>.<\/div>\n<p><img data-opt-id=1515848719  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6184\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015_02_26_6.jpg\" alt=\"2015_02_26_6\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>Then the long drive to Uyuni begins. Since rain has repeatedly fallen in the region in recent weeks, the Salar de Uyuni carries seasonal water, which is a <b>Deviating from the usual route<\/b> requires. Spectacular rock formations, a few small villages, herds of llama and quinoa fields rush past us.<\/div>\n<p><img data-opt-id=579290855  fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6180\" src=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015_02_26_2.jpg\" alt=\"2015_02_26_2\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:1170\/h:658\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015_02_26_2.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/mlnnzcgf0rm9.i.optimole.com\/w:600\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/2015_02_26_2.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<div>We stop again in a small town and visit the traditional market. It&#039;s amazing how you get here right across the border <b>arrived in another world<\/b> is. The women wear traditional costumes consisting of wide skirts and magnificent felt hats. The babies are wrapped in a cloth and carried on the back. Scenes like you would never meet in Chile!<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>Until we finally reach Uyuni and there right at the beginning\u00a0<b>Cementerio de Trenes<\/b> approach. The cemetery full <b>sprayed rusty steam locomotives<\/b> is another great photo location. You can climb around on the trains or let yourself be toddled on a swing.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>In the dusty, uninviting <b>Uyuni<\/b> we make our way through the busy market and finally arrive at the simple but clean hotel. Just go to an ATM in town and the greasy, moderately tasty dinner will be waiting for us.<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Continue through the barren Bolivian highlands to Arbol de Piedra<\/li>\n<li>Stops at various lagoons with other flamingos<\/li>\n<li>Drive on through dry highlands to Uyuni<\/li>\n<li>Climb around on the rusty steam locomotives of the Uyuni Train Cemetery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<div>Due to snoring and the thin mountain air, neither of us sleep well. Breakfast is served at 7 a.m., and it starts an hour later. The first port of call after another drive through an almost unbelievably dry stone desert is this <b>Arbol de Piedra<\/b> and the surrounding bizarre rock formations. Amazing how the elements have shaped this mushroom-like boulder over thousands of years. The rocks tempt many to daredevil climbing for a souvenir photo.<\/div>\n<p><\/br><\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,820,1320,1321],"tags":[1306,1308,1322,1330,1333,1334,1335,1336,1337,1338,1339],"class_list":["post-6177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tagebuch","category-suedamerika","category-bolivien","category-uyuni","tag-bolivien","tag-world-white-travel","tag-uyuni","tag-flamingos","tag-arbol-de-piedra","tag-laguna-hedionda","tag-lagune-canapa","tag-vulkan-ollague","tag-cementerio-de-trenes","tag-zugfriedhof","tag-dampflokomotiven"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6177"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6177\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marcelgross.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}