Vehicle Wash - Ruta 30 / Maria Elena Lavadoro | Other

Bolivia

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An excellent place to get the van washed. Agua dulce (non-salt water) and very thorough clean of the underside as well as the rest of the outside. Gave the engine a blast as well. 140 bs for the wash. Also, when there were power cuts to the rest of the town, they had power. They also do laundry here and rent rooms. Additionally they have a good shower and provide potable water for motorhomes for free.

Open from 8-17h Monday to Saturday. Sundays only half day.

For emergencies, appointments or questions call 74121061.

See more recent check-ins for pricing. They do treatment before/ wash after salar pricing as well.

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Excelent work : 1h30, 2 guys on our land cruiser. Water, oil, foam, Water, outside clean at is has never been and they also cleaned Carpets, wheels and doors inside . 180 bol for all this work. Meanwhile you can Lay in an armchair. Very much recommended.

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EXZELLENT SERVICE…90min for our BigRig…350.-Bob …not cheap but very clean with Shampoo and Handwash…Thanks to Matias and Rudy

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Yes, they are more expensive than the others BUT the 2 guys worked in our Unimog for nearly 2 hours. The truck was foamed twice. They washed all areas manually and they dried everything manually.
5 Stars from us. We paid 350 Bolivianos.

They have a good shower (15 Bs pp) and washing machine and tumbler as well.

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Go to this place!

I think it’s seriously the very best car was I’ve ever had. Crazy great job. They took 90 minutes washing under and over. They were careful with the pressure underneath and under the hood. They literally washed the outside of the truck twice with foam. Shined the tires, snorkel, awning. Dried the solar panel, windows and the truck itself. Very meticulous just like I would be.

Arrived here just before 8am on a Sunday.

We paid $180 plus a tip. Land Cruiser. Worth every penny.

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Paid 200 for Land Cruiser 100 series and Trailer after the Salar. (We always pay double with trailer) Kinda expensive but first car wash in SA that cleaned everything on the roof, solar panels, aluboxes etc. Also extremely thorough with underside, nooks, crannies. Pricey but would do it again.

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Seemed a nice guy but was asking more than 3x the going rate and was not interested in negotiating at all. We went elsewhere.

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Ótimo lugar para passar o óleo no carro antes de ir para o Salar! Muito cuidadoso, lavou o carro antes e passou o óleo depois.
A lavagem pós Salar também é excelente!
Valor 290 Bob para antes e depois.

Great place to run the oil in the car before going to Salar! Very careful, he washed the car before and passed the oil after. The post-salar wash is also excellent! 290 Bob value for before and after.

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friendly guy but he wanted an incredible 350 bob for a truck camper. We drove again.

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N’ayez pas peur de faire le Salar avec votre propre véhicule. Avant de vous y rendre, venez ici et demandez à ce qu’on traite le châssis : 69 Bols, puis à votre retour, venez pour un shampooing. C’est même 3 shampoings pour 200 Bols.

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Lavado de Maria Helena - amazing, super professional wash, our car has never been this clean! Matthias is a real pro

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Essential after visiting the dalar if you care about your camper. We pay 60 bs for washing. Excellent care under the vehicle with sweet water.

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Awesome car wash definitely worth the price.

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We went there, no waiting time. They did an okay job, didn't say anything and in my opinion rushed a bit too much. We had some leftovers on the car.

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For 70 bob had the body and chassis of a Land Cruiser 100 meticulously cleaned. Paid good attention to all nooks and crannies that usually only I care to clean and then inspected for any leftover salt. Impressive!

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They quoted us 140 for exterior only. Said it was post pandemia price. I showed him the last review from April 2022 that said 80 and he said no. Finally settled on 60 for chassis only as 140 was double what we paid in town for chassis, exterior & fumigation. He said they use a different water pump. They did look to do a very thorough job but 140 was too much for us.

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Open on Sunday. best car wash we ever had.
80 bob for the exterior of our Iveco Daily

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Very recommend. I must say they did an awesome job!!

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They washed our big rig (MAN) very carefully for 200 BOPs. We recommend this place!

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Paid 80bob for the best car wash we've had since leaving the U.S. We have a Ford E150, for comparison. Really focused on getting off all the salt from the salar.

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80 bolivianos to wash exterior of our Ford E-150. The best wash we've had in 11 months and the cleanest our van has been. They did an excellent job. Worth it in general and especially after we visited the Salar. Highly recommended!

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Very good place to wash your car! You can even help them and put the water where you want to put it! Because if they are doing they are doing only superficially ! We paid 80 Bol and we also wash our motorcycle ! Highly recommended!

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Would not accept anything less than $160 bs for our Sprinter. Good power wash, quick motor blast, thorough chassis clean. We vacuumed ourselves to leave in under 1hr. No toilet.

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So we just did lavadero after saltar and it costed us 80BOL for outside and when I asked for inside they said it is not possible for tourists (Probably because of overlander interior). BUT they offered me to do it by ourselfs for free! How amazing! So we cleaned all our car with their hoover. Really nice people, professional and fast.

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Prepare your car for 50 BOL (they will probably try to charge you more but say your amigo had it for 50 and they will be fine). After Salt lake is 80 outside and 100 BOL inside & outside. Nice and fast!

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Good job, we wash the van after the salar. 90bob.

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Great cleaning work after the Salar, paid 90 BOB for our Land Cruiser from 1982, they only used high pressure for under the chassis (as we wanted it like this) and the rest was hand wash and drying after with towels, good job, recommended.

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Did a great job on our 4x4 after the salt flats, inside and outside for 110 BOB with powerhouses, clean water brushes, vacuum and cloths. Not just a once over, they made sure every part was clean and rinsed properly. Took an hour all in all and after we felt too dirty to get back in ;-) recommended!

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It took them more than 1 hour to start washing our car and then one more hour to finish. There were only two persons working. Wouldn't recommend. 80 Bob for a VW Kombi.

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60Bol for carwash with oil as preparation for the salar. Nice people, took about 15min. If you want to wash away the salt after the salar it costs 80Bol. They use good water (no saltwater)

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30 to wash my moto myself after salt flats

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Vehicle wash and laundry
80bobs for the exterior
Clothes unknown.

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They did a great job washing the car for 80 BOB. It took around 45 minutes.

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They are the only one in uyuni using fresh water the others reuse the same water but maria elena not a litle bit exprnsive but is it worth it they use a very high pressure better than conventional pumps they even have a laundry the service is fast too it only took them two hours and the clothes were ready a dry. :) just come here

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They don't wash on Sundays, so we asked if we could do it ourselves. For 80bs we could use their jumpsuit and boots and go at it. You have to be strong to use the water hoses, incredible amount of pressure! There were buckets, soap and brushes available too. They gave us no time limit and we pulled up on the ramp and washed away.

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Our rig is 8m long and 3m tall. In less than an hour they rinsed, soaped and rinsed again the entire rig including roof and underside. We paid 130 Bol including washing floor mats and vacuuming cab floor. Did an awesome job.

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Very good car wash. We paid 80 bob for 35 minutes with only fresh water/agua dulce (Toyota Land Cruiser). Washed exterior, undercarriage and engine (after the salt flats).
Much better then the car wash we watched in Uyuni next to the petrol station.
Did a pretty decent job, definitely recommended.
Also saw some tour cars and a big truck being washed here.

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Initially asked for 150Bols when we asked for a cheaper price he offered at 100B. Fresh water and super powerful wash. I think we lost more than the salt off the truck...rust spots that have been hanging on.

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cher, très cher ! 180 bol ( j'avais compris 80 ! ) pour un camping car de petite taille (5.99m) : seulement l'extérieur et le dessous sans protection d'huile, ni nettoyage du moteur. En plus c'était mail fait, encore du gras et du sale partout. Je lui ai fait refaire le nettoyage pour le prix. En prime la fixation d'une de mes trappes extérieurs à été cassée...

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Asked for a outside wash after the Salar...they want 200 BOB so we went to the other car wash marked on iOverlander. He did IT for 100 BOB (washing and oil spray)

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60 bolivianos to wash and ‘fumigate’ chassis, which is to be made PRIOR driving to the salar. The called fumigation is washing, the application of a an unknown protective powder, then oil. This is to protect chassis from the salt when driving the salar. Then, AFTER returning from from the salar you can have the full washing for 80 bolivianos. We drove around town and they seemed to be the most professional in town. A third chassis washing after leaving Uyuni (most of the washing fresh water is still a bit salty) is recommendable if you love your rig.

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the only carwash with fresh water. it has
hospedaje. señora María the owner is so sweet. A great place. it has a loundry.

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Friendly people and a very good wash for our camper van after being on the wet salar. 100 Bolivianos for a full wash, no oil. Highly recommend.

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Good presure wash. 80 Bol for a Landcruiser.

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People seemed friendly. We negotiated a price for the oil pre entering the flats and a clean after exiting together for $110 BOB in total, after a little bit of negotiation, which we thought was a good price. They cleaned the undercarriage before applying the oil too. Price for a Toyota 4Runner. Not sure if differs based on size of vehicle. Our undercarriage was pretty mucky too before hand as had only recently come out of the Amazon.

Seemed friendly and professional to us. Have rails to get your car up on to give a super thorough clean. Yet to return for the full clean post salt flats. But don't imagine will be any different! Will update if it is. Otherwise definitely recommend.

Family run and operated. Contrary to other reviews found very friendly.

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They charged us 80bol for chasis and exterior with soap. Very good wash and it was open during carnaval

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Would not recommend this place. We wanted just an undercarriage spray for before we entered the salar but the guy said there was too much mud and dust on the underside. He suggested to clean everything first and then do the spray, he said it'd be 80. We agreed, believing it'd be a complete clean of the car too but he ended up only blasting the undercarriage with water and spraying oil. The entire chasis was still dirty and he still charged us 80, even though a Chilean right before us got a complete clean (undercarriage, oil spray and entire chasis and all windows cleaned spotless for less than 80). The undercarriage also still had some mud on it, even after the blast. I confronted the owner but he still charged us 80. Unfriendly and unprofessional here.

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80 bob dodge pickup. Cloth laundry 2 hrs service availability.

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80 Bob Dodge pickup, Also cloth wash 2 hrs service. Didn't do the cloth

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Also cloth wash, in 2 hrs service. Did not do this myself

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Very good car wash! Paid 90 Bolis for a LandRover Casa Rodante. They have also Laundry facilities and a restaurant during the main saison. Very friendly.

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We paid Bs. 100 to get our Land Rover Defender cleaned but there was still salt on it afterwards. Owner was very unfriendly. Don't go here!

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80 for our 18 foot van. Through. Friendly. Would recommend. Best and only wash we've had.

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Lavadero uyuni 85bols land river defender

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30 Bolivianos for a motorcycle, 80 for a van. Great thorough job and nice people. I left my dslr there and came back a few hours later and they waved me down and have it right back.

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An excellent place to get the van washed. Agua dulce (non-salt water) and very thorough clean of the underside as well as the rest of the outside. Gave the engine a blast as well. 90 bs for the wash. Also, when there were power cuts to the rest of the town, they had power...

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