Travelogue South America 2003
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile
This trip through South America, from Argentina via Boliva to Chile was my most intense travel experience. Two months to spend, total liberty to do whatever I wanted, changing my route and plans daily, grabbing every opportunity. Thus my journey took me to several world records:
- to the largest and most impressive water falls of the world in Iguazu
- to the largest salt lake in the world, Salar de Uyuni
- to the largest river network, I took a cargo boat downstream Mamoré, feeder of the Amazon
- to the highest seat of government in the world, La Paz
- to the highest public airport, El Alto (La Paz)
- to the highest navigable lake in the world, Lago Titicaca
- to the largest copper mine of the world, Chuquicamata, the largest hole men have dug
- to the driest dessert in the world, Atacama Dessert
- to the largest optical telescope of the world, VLT in Paranal
And I almost had my right hand bitten off by an alligator, I caught piranhas, went horse riding, floated in saturated salt water, saw a meteorite and could not believe the beauty of South America.
