Bolivia Laguna Colorado S 22.22438° W 67.73476° We camped at the eastern end of Laguna Colorado. Altitude 4300m. Fierce wind, bright sun.
Bolivia San Christobel S 21.15402° W 67.16678° Hotel San Christobel. They had no rooms available but allowed us to park in the parking lot of the hotel and even allowed us to plug into their electricity without charge. The manager told us we could use the bathroom in the lounge but we never found it unlocked.
Bolivia Uyuni S 20.46527° W 66.32532° Hotel Tonito. We took a room so that we could wash ourselves and clothes after the dust of the last few days. There is parking large enough for the Tiger (no height restriction) inside their compound. We spent three pleasant days at the Tonito - it was like a bit of home. Friendly and helpful staff, pleasant environment and some people with whom to speak English.
Bolivia West of Potosi S 19.72617° W 65.90303° We did not want to arrive in Potosi at dusk so we found a nice flat work area beside the highway about 30 kms before Potosi. A couple of trains passed in the night but otherwise quiet.
Bolivia Potosi S 19.58457° W 65.75575° Residencial Tarija. We parked in the courtyard and had access to a toilet and shower. The place is well guarded. It was a bit difficult to find so - here are some (hopefully helpful) directions.
  • get onto Antofagasta heading towards Cerro Rica
  • at GPS S19 35.119 W65 45.415 a strange looking 4 way intersection near a big church turn left into Civica. It took us a few loops of the Church to figure out that Civica was not one-way
  • go down Civica one block to GPS S19 35.049 W65 46.351 and turn right into Serrudo.
  • the entrance to Tarija and their sign is almost immediately on your right at GPS S19 35.075 S65 45.333
A little further up the same street (Serrudo) are two more possible hotels. Residencia Copocabana and Residencia Felcar. They both seem to have parking lots with large (no height restriction) gates. We did not check with them to see if parking without a room was possible.
Bolivia Sucre S 19.05402° W 65.25337° Hotel Casa Kopling (Pasaje Iturricha 265 zona recoleta) is at the southern (uphill) end of Grau about 50 m from the Mirador. In a vehicle you must turn left off Grau a few blocks from the top, and then right into Calco in order to get into Iturricha.
Bolivia North of Potosi S 19.22514° W 66.09113° North of Potosi on the road to La Paz we found a loop of the older highway that had been turned into a rough picnic area and lookout.
Bolivia La Paz S 16.56796° W 68.08921° The Oberland hotel in the Mallasa district of La Paz. There was no way we could navigated to this place by ourselves - ask a taxi to lead the way.
Bolivia Sorata S 15.76960° W 68.65516° We camped at Altai Oasis in the town of Sorata. The place has cabins, a restaurant, bar, and a large tent camping area by the river. But with our large vehicle we could not get to the camping area so we stayed in the small parking lot. The upside of this is that we got electricity. The place is easy to find but it takes some persistence to get to it. The entrance road into the town drops from the valley rim at 4000m, eventually turns into a rough gravel road, and then becomes narrow as it enters the town. But it does continue to the main plaza. Turn left down hill after the main plaza (but since the plaza is one-way you have to go right at the plaza and then left twice to travel around the plaza, and then straight down hill - the effect is that one has simply passed the plaza and turned left). From here the road, deteriorates further and continues down hill eventually crossing the river via a muddy and shallow ford. There appears to have once been a bridge but it is now out of action. After crossing the river the road climbs a bit to a Y-intersection where there is a sign to Altai Oasis pointing left. This is a very narrow track that eventually leads to the vehicle gate of the place. We reversed into the parking lot as the track was too narrow for us to turn around. I am not sure how we are going to turn to face up hill for the return journey but that's tomorrow's problem.
Bolivia Copacabana S 16.16761° W 69.08984° Along and near the water front in Copacabana are a number of hotels with secure parking lots. We picked the first we came to, the Chasqui Del Sol a large pink and white building just past all the food stalls. The holiday crowd was leaving and we were the only guests - US$25 per night for a double room. We have heard from other travelers that they simply parked on the beach front. That looked like a workable solution, but we wanted a shower.