South Lipez Salar Tunupa Private Tour
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In the Andean cosmology, all the summits are associated with mythological characters.
Volcano Tunupa is supposedly the daughter of the omnipotent God Viracocha. After a period of harsh droughts and diseases, she left towards the Western mountain range, where the giant Sajama took her in, and eventually fell in love with her.
Nevertheless, she was seduced by the young gallant Huayna Potosí, who will abandon her just after their love is consumed. Tunupa, ashamed, ran away again, guided by the South Cross that Viracocha made appear in the sky. Exhausted, she sat on the side of the road and started crying, and cried so much that her tears eventually created... the Salar!
Volcano Tunupa is supposedly the daughter of the omnipotent God Viracocha. After a period of harsh droughts and diseases, she left towards the Western mountain range, where the giant Sajama took her in, and eventually fell in love with her.
Nevertheless, she was seduced by the young gallant Huayna Potosí, who will abandon her just after their love is consumed. Tunupa, ashamed, ran away again, guided by the South Cross that Viracocha made appear in the sky. Exhausted, she sat on the side of the road and started crying, and cried so much that her tears eventually created... the Salar!
- Duration: 2 day(s)
- Location: South Lipez
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Hola from Terra Andina... your local connection in Uyuni and South Lipez. We live around the largest salt flat in the world and some of the most intriguing, extreme natural conditions anywhere! We have spent our lives exploring all the nooks and crannies of southern Bolivia and are thrilled to be able to spread the word to our foreign friends. Come run and frolic on crazy amounts of salt and maybe even taste a little if you like. Feel free to pick our brains if you have any questions and we will give you all the inside tips! Hasta Luego!!
