The province of Sur Lipez is a desert at an altitude of 4,000 metres.

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At 760km from La Paz, Uyuni is lost in the middle of nowhere. It's here you'll find one of the most incredible sites in the world - the vast Salar or salt flat.

Salar de Uyuni

In the Cordillera Real, the Huayna Potosi is one of the most accessible 6000-metre peaks in the world. 

Huayna Potosi

Leaving by boat from Rurrenabaque, the Madidi National Park is home to the most beautiful tropical forest in Bolivia. An unknown world to be discovered over the more than 18,000 kilometres squared of the park.

Madidi NP

The R. P. Gustavo Le Paige Archaeological Museum is dedicated to Atacama's indigenous people. It is the museum with the greatest number of ancient relics in the whole of Chili.

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Open since 1957, the R. P. Gustavo Le Paige Archaeological Museum is located north of Chili, in the town of San Pedro de Atacama. Named in honour of Belgian missionary Father Gustavo Le Paige, the museum houses an unusual and surprising collection of items from the pre-Colombian era: ceramics, iron arrowheads, tools, utensils, gold coins and jewellery.
The entire collection belongs to the indigenous groups residing in the Atacama Desert, among them the Tiwanaku Indians, descendants of a  pre-Inca civilisation who dominated the southern half of the central Andes area from the 5th to the 11th century.
However the most important and impressive of the museum's treasures were the mummies, which are famous for being so incredibly well preserved. I say 'were' because unfortunately it is no longer possible to actually see the real mummies. The remains were returned to the region's indigenous people in order to be buried in accordance with their traditional rites. 
Of course it's no Louvre, but the R. P. Gustavo Le Paige Archaeological Museum is actually quite good for what it is. If you happen to visit San Pedro de Atacama when staying in Chili, don't miss the opportunity to have a look around, as it has a collection of more than 380,000 pre-Hispanic items!

The R. P. Gustavo Le Paige Archaeological Museum is dedicated to Atacama's indigenous people. It is the museum with the greatest number of ancient relics in the whole of Chili.

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