Where did Butch Cassidy, The Sundance Kid and Che Guevara meet their early demise? Bolivia. I crossed the border at Desaguadero today and entered into to Bolivia. The border crossing was an easy one, just 10 minutes on the Peru side (5 for the passport, 5 for the bike), and 20 minutes on the Bolivia side (5 for the passport, 15 for the bike). My first impressions of Bolivia are guarded.
I have seen good and bad in the first 75 miles or so. The roads and villages leading up to La Paz were rather shabby, but once I entered the City, it is quite beautiful with a mixture of old and new structures, all pretty decent shape, with some needing repair. The architecture has a Spanish Colonial flavor. Traffic both in and out of the City has not been bad at all.
Tomorrow I head south towards Uyuni, The question at hand is how much of Route 30 between Challapata and Chita is paved.
Today's Leg: 164 miles (265 km)
Total Distance Traveled: 9,987 miles (16,554 km)
Total Borders Crossed: 11
Total Countries Visited: 12
Total Times Stopped by the Police/Tickets Issued: 16/0
Shaken Down by the Police/Total Times Paid: 5/1
Visits to a Holding Cell: 1
Countries Following this Blog: 32
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