South America’s Poorest Country - Tupiza, Bolivia

A TripAdvisor™ TripWow video of a travel blog to Tupiza, Bolivia by TravelPod blogger Jeffsadventures. See this TripWow and more at tripwow.tripadvisor.com South America’s Poorest Country After a 7 hour overnight bus to the border of Argentina and Bolivia, I was shocked! I was shocked at how freakin cold it is!!! Perhaps coming to Bolivia to hibernate from winter in Argentina and Chile was not the brightest idea. I planned to cross the border right away but I found myself freezing cold in the dark at the bus station with two Irish guys and no one around to ask for information. So we decided to split a triple hotel room together, get some proper sleep, warm up a little, and figure out how to get across the border. That afternoon, I crossed the border easily and jumped on a bus to Tupiza. The Irish guys stayed behind to watch the World Cup Soccer games that day. Upon arriving in Tupiza, I got a preview of what the rest of my high altitude Bolivian escapades will bring. Freezing weather at night, hostels with no heat in the rooms, and only the occasional hot shower. Tupiza, however, is a nice little touristy place surrounded by nothing but desert. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid were killed near here after robbing a bank and the movie of the same name was also filmed in the nearby desert. The scenery is awesome and one good way to see it is by horseback. The last time I rode a horse I was in Ecuador and I had a good one. My horse this time was very stupid and the least ...

Channel: YouTube Video Length: 2m 1s Date Found: Thu, Nov 11 2010 2:30 AM Category: Travel Date Produced: Tue, Nov 09 2010 4:36 PM View Count: 0