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Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
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Old 21 Sep 2015
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Bolivia routes info?

i am looking for information to go from La Paz to Uyuni and then To Villazon to enter Argentina, i did La Paz-Uyuni and to San Pedro de Atacama un 2010 on a ktm 640, but now im going on a 1200GSA with my girl. any advice on how the roads are, if they have been paved or still in gravel?
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Sorry if this is reposted but if not could be useful;-

GPS Uyuni + Sw circuit

Parking for Train Cemetery S20 28.633 W66 49.850
Truck Wash S20 28.156 W66 49.172
Servicentro GC (Fuel) S20 28.185 W66 49.204
Hostal Marith S20 27.941 W66 49.602
Tonito Hotel (Minuteman Pizza) S20 27.912 W66 49.495

San Christobal Fuel S21 09.420 W67 10.100
Turn off to Laguna Chillucani S21 26.758 W67 50.701
(any track for 2-3km’s before this would be good)
River Crossing S21 33.056 W67 54.771
Junction with Main Track S21 33.687 W68 01.933
Arbol de Piedra S22 03.106 W67 52.999
National Park Entrance Station (North) S22 10.279 W67 49.048
Turn for Customs (Southbound) S22 24.958 W67 46.749
Turn for Customs (Northbound) S22 25.488 W67 46.426
Hito Cajon – Customs S22 26.438 W67 48.346
Sol de Manana Geyser S22 26.126 W67 45.431
Hot Spring S22 32.135 W67 38.967
Laguna Verde S22 47.200 W67 49.213
National Park Entrance Station (South) S22 49.876 W67 46.735
Bolivian Migracion S22 49.876 W67 46.735
Back on the Asphalt S22 55.028 W67 47.802
Chile Immigration/Aduana S22 54.662 W68 11.626
Fuel in San Pedro De Atacama S22 54.802 W68 11.930
Los Perales Campground S22 54.935 W68 12.028


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This is gold. Thanks
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Can we all confirm that as of 2015 you do NOT need to visit the the Auduna at S22.44090° W67.80595°
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Thanks Andy and all for the infos gathered here, it's just gold to me in this stage of my trip ! I have no more doubt I must do this zone

Nevertheless, I guess I'll be doing it once back from north, entering from Chile - Ollagüe and out in San Pedro de Atacama.
I share here why to check your opinion about it : being currently in Salta with tyres about to be changed (quite more expensive in Argentina than bordering countries as far as I know) and moreover with an undiagnosed front end oscillation and a luggage excess (independent, oscillation confirmed with all luggages off the bike). Most probable is that changing tyres will solve the oscillation problem, but still not confirmed until doing it. I'm also still at the very beginning of my first large riding trip and have no experience of dirt at all (well, nearly).
It seems predictable that tyre's prices in San Pedro de Atacama wouldn't be that cheaper compared to Argentina for the tourism there, if someone has infos about it I take. And I guess going on with my trip I'll go on sending back home some stuff to get lighter (as I started a few times yet), and improve my understanding and handling of the bike, and off-road capabilities.
I would be back in this zone around jan/feb 2016, which I understand would be the hottest & wettest moment, so maybe a reason to go now despite all the rest...
Any opinion about it ? Can I find cheap tyres in San Pedro ?

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Hey zin, when are you planning to ride that route? I'm in Arequipa now but heading to Arica and Iquique. From there I'll be going east to ollague and riding the Laguna route.
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Hi c-m,

I'm now in Salta, feeling unsufficiently prepared to do it from San Pedro toward Uyuni, and thus heading north to go on with Bolivia (and a quick loop in Uyuni while it's still dry). I'll be doing this laguna's track from north to south once back from Colombia in some months.

Have fun and share some pics if you can

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