Auburn Public Library, in collaboration with Lewiston-Auburn Senior College, plans to present a travelogue about the Bolivian Salt Flats and Chili’s Atacama Desert at 2 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 3 and 10, at the 49 Spring St. library.
Eve Fralick, the featured speaker,will talk about her travels to the city of La Paz, Bolivia to ride its state-of-the-art cable car system and meander through the Witches Market. Then, it’s onto the Bolivian salt flats, considered one of the most extreme and remarkable vistas in all of South America, if not the world, according to a news release from Diane Clay, Senior College Board.
Crossing the border into Chile, she traveled to the Atacama Desert, the driest non-polar desert, and the largest fog desert in the world. Due to its unique landscape, the Atacama has been used as an experimentation site on Earth for Mars expedition simulations. Although Bolivia and Chile share a border that is in dispute, there is no debate that these two countries offer extraordinary panoramas with dramatic landscapes that can only be considered marvels of the modern world.
Fralick has backpacked around the world, off the beaten path where few others venture. She documents her adventures in travelogues and presents them at libraries, schools and civic groups.
This program is free and open to the public. There is no need to register.
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