
In a cold morning of the bolivian's winter, the bus from Uyuni to Potosì is ready to depart. The total travel time to destination is about 6 hours, the departure is expected for 10am.
Soon outside Uyuni, lamas and cacti (probably Oreocereus) populate the arid mountains and hills around the highway.
The highway from Uyuni to Potosì is just a narrow and dusty track of sand, clay and gravel, where there is often not enough space for two vehicles running in the opposite directions when they meet. Six hours in a condition like this, aren't so much confortable... and safety rules are probably just an optional... anyway, the landscape is spectacular, with majestic mountains and nice valleys all around, beautiful to see from the window.
The bus sometime crosses bigger towns. A child looks the bus while it runs in the town's main street.
The bus is getting closer to Potosi. Occasionally the old narrow-gauge railway connecting Potosì to Uyuni (service has been discontinued), is visible from the window.
Finally, at 4 pm, the bus arrives at destination. Potosì is the world's highest city for number of inhabitants, 4050 meters, with a population of more than 100,000.
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