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Bolivia, of Pollo Economicos and Potable Hello everyone! Another episode of Traveling Kit! Woohoo! In this episode, I'm excited to have Ofek from Austin, Texas, with me to talk about our trip through Bolivia! I met this top bloke in Santiago, Chile, and bumped into him again in San Pedro de Atacama. We then travelled together ever since with a couple other German boys, Alfons and Matti.From San Pedro de Atacama, the four of us booked a trip to Uyuni via the infamous Salar de Uyuni, or the salt flats. Crossing the border was interesting, there was just a house where you get stamps into Bolivia. The exit stamp from Chile was done in San Pedro de Atacama itself! Then we loaded all our belongings onto the jeep and off we went. Passing through scenic lagoons and rock formations along the way before finally arriving at the salt flats. During this time, the group got bigger with three new additions to the squad! Santiago whom I met in Salta, Argentina, and Clara and Jules during the trip. Upon arriving in Uyuni, we took a bus straight to Potosi where we had an amazing time with Jhonny who brought us to the silver mines, thanks to a recommendation by a fellow backpacker. Many thanks to Jhonny who introduced us to Alcohol de Canja, which we dubbed as "Potable" and having an authentic experience with his team at the mines! After Potosi, we passed through Sucre. Visiting some ancient dino footprints, something I did not expect to visit while travelling South America.Then onward to Santa Cruz where the group, again got bigger. With the addition of Dougie, another bloke I met in Salta, Argentina, along with Alfons and Santiago, and Jule whom we met in Sucre. There wasn't much to do in Santa Cruz except consuming unhealthy amounts of potable and chilling in the pool. One productive thing we did was to rent a 12-seater car for the eight of us and began a road trip around the Jesuit Missions Circuit. The car was named "Potable Pancho". Driving around the villages outside of Santa Cruz with lots of fun in between. Starting from San Javier, to Concepcion, San Ignacio, San Rafael, San Miguel, Santa Ana, and ending in San Jose. With two days left with Potable Pancho, we made another trip to Samaipata, west of Santa Cruz. Making campfires, taking a dip in the cold waters at the cascades, and enjoying the night sky. It was an emotional time having to return pancho before heading to La Paz.La Paz is a wonderful city! There's Cholita Wrestling, Urban Rush, Valle de la Luna, walking through the markets, and surviving the Death Road. As my visa was coming to an end, and as a Singaporean, I was expected to pay to extend my visa, I decided to make it out of Bolivia before it expires. Therefore, the last stop in Bolivia was at Copacabana by Lake Titicaca. The highest lake in the world and the largest in South America. Spent a couple chill days and a day to Isla del Sol before taking a bus to Peru!Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed it please check out my instagram @kit_chew, or #travelingkitchew. Also, check out my buddy Ofek's Instagram, @ofekb93, he's going to trek Patagonia so hard, his pictures would be dank as! Finally, follow me on my Facebook page for updates on my trip!