This was the beginning of a two week vacation in Bolivia, starting with the most amazing 3-day, 4 wheel drive trip through the Altiplano (Spanish for "high plain") with our friends Cris and Chrissy from Sucre Bolivia and Connie from Western Australia.
Outside the former trading post town of Uyuni, established in the 1890s, these British steam trains, that once carried the spoils of mining to far away shipping ports, have been abandoned to rust in the desert since the industry collapsed in the 1940s.
Well over 100 rail cars and locomotives can be found in the graveyard in different states of decay, some joined to form complete trains.
The bus arrived at Uyuni 3 hours ahead of time.
So at 3:30am, and -10 degrees, we were grateful we could warm up at coffee shop.
