Flamingo taking off
Take off from La Paz
Electrical storm near Uyuni
It was difficult to photograph the lightning from a car in movement because it happened faster than I could press the shutter button
The women wear beautifully embroidered petticoats and they move swiftly at the rhythm of the dance
They danced enthusiastically and some of them carried a bottle of spirits tied to their wrists
It was carnival time and when we arrived in the small village of St. Cristobal they were celebrating it. Everybody had come to the main square and they were dancing and having a fantastic time
The storm was following us!
Torrential rain
The green lagoon is a beautiful green coloured salt lake at the foot of Licancabur volcano. Its colour is caused by sediments containing copper minerals (4300 meters above sea level)
Near Laguna Verde
Geysers of Sol is a geothermal field located at 5000 meters
On the way to Geysers de Sol
Laguna Colorada has red shades also due to mineral sediments. Flamingoes live in these lagoons.
This is called 'Stone tree' and is in the Siloli desert.
Vicuñas early in the morning
Sunrise at 5000 above sea level!
After sunset
Where is the road leading?
It was very cold but flamingoes don't mind.
This little llama had just been born. It is still carrying part of the placenta on the side!
Beautiful!
Yareta, a strange coral-like plant that grows in the South American desert. It is very hard and the natives used it as fuel in earlier times. It is protected today because it grows extremely slowly,1.5 cm per year.
Church in St. Cristóbal village
Quinoa is a plant that can grow at high elevations, between 2000 and 4000 above sea level. It can be steamed and served in a similar way to couscous
The hotel where we were in the Uyuni salt lake. It was completely made of salt but we didn't miss anything!
Uyuni
Uyuni salt lake
Threatening clouds!
The salt lake taken in a different way.
Geometrical figures appear when the salt lake is dry. From November till February it is covered with a thin layer of water that mirrors the sky.
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Vicuñas
Yareta flowering
Train cemetery outside Uyuni.
Street market in Uyuni.
Uyuni
Uyuni
Sunrise between the clouds
On the way to Uyuni.
La Paz
Street market in La Paz.
Perfection!
Puma Punku, situated next to Tihuanaco
Some archeologists have dated Puma Punku 15.000 BC. The stone is grano-diorite which is one very hard to carve not to mention the precision they were made. Interesting is the design which is similar to the one the Egyptians made to refer to the false door.
Stella placed in the center of the courtyard, Tiahuanaco
Sunken Courtyard is walled by standing stones and masonry infill. There are sculptured heads inset in the walls.
The grand entrance to Kalasasaya. The figure in the center is the Viracocha or Pachamama, the creator god.
The Sunken Courtyard
The real Gate of the Sun which is not in its original place.The Gate of the Sun is a megalithic solid stone arch constructed from a single piece of stone.
Pachamama
The Cathedral in La Paz
They still take pictures in the old fashion way but they didn't want to take one of us.
There are a lot of shoeshine men and everybody cares that the shoes are shiny!
La Paz