Our flight from La Paz [https://www.nothere.co.uk/la-paz-el-alto/] to Rurrenabaque was a surreal experience. After taking off from the airport at El Alto, some 4,000 metres above sea level, we soared close to the snowy peaks of the Andes. Ten minutes or so into the flight,

Our first glimpse of La Paz was breathtaking, and not just because of the altitude. La Paz's airport is situated in the adjoining city of El Alto, perched over 4,000 metres above sea level on the flat expanse of the altiplano. When you reach the edge of

Potosí is one of the highest cities in the world, at a lofty 4,067 metres above sea level. As our taxi struggled up one of the city's many steep and narrow streets, the charcoal clouds hanging overhead suddenly fell in on themselves, thunder rippling out as hailstones

As the familiar opening bars rang out, Andrés turned to us and grinned. "Música classic!" It was day one of our three day tour from San Pedro de Atacama [https://www.nothere.co.uk/san-pedro-de-atacama/] to the Salar de Uyuni, and six of us were crammed into a