There was one last stop we had on our list before leaving Bolivia, a small town near the Argentinian boarder called Tupiza. Famous for its beautiful landscapes similar to the wild 'American west, Tupiza is known as the area where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid (allegedly) made their last stand and were laid to rest (there is a grave but no remains have been found). Either way we were interested to have a chance to experience the beautiful countryside for ourselves. Upon arriving we quickly book a tour for the next day which involved catching a jeep around to some of the more scenic locations and then a 3 hour horse ride to Canon del Inca.
The views were as promised and absolutely amazing, we were very happy with our choice of starting the day off with a jeep ride as it meant we didn't miss some of the more beautiful sites too far for walking or a horse ride. We then stopped by a river and as we admired the surroundings we were served a simple but delicious Salteña (a traditional bolivian pastry like an empanada) lunch with fruit. After then we were dropped off at the horse riding ranch and were quickly in the saddle, chaps and all, heading to Canon del Inca. The ride was again very scenic and quite relaxing. As our guide couldn't speak a word of English, he just dozed in his saddle until we arrived at the narrowest section of the canon that can be reached by horse and then waited as we climbed through the canon to see what was beyond. The ride back was much the same and we rapidly started to appreciate that we didn't book the two day horse ride as our rumps were beginning to get a little sore.
The tour was a great way to see the countryside, and had well and truly tired us out for the long overnight trip across the boarder into Argentina.
- Louise -
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