Originally Posted by
M60_to_LGA
You mean Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia.
Gah! My brain was thinking Bolivia, but my fingers insisted on typing Ecuador (maybe because the word appeared in the OP). Corrected.
Originally Posted by
M60_to_LGA
My only quibble is that accommodation in San Pedro in my experience is quite expensive, and the quality that you get is pretty poor unless you want to splurge on luxury spa-type places. But I guess it may be possible to keep the cost down at the expense of creature comforts like reliable hot water and electricity.
I've only been once, and perhaps I was lucky, but I stayed in a quite comfortable hostel with reliable water, electricity, and internet. The crowd was much older and quieter (mostly 30s to 60s) than the typical party clientele you find in some European hostels; maybe this was due to it being about $5/night more expensive than other hostels in town. I opted for a shared room which was fine for me, but they also had private rooms that were still reasonably cheap.