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Bolivia July to August 1999

 Bolivia July/August 1999
These photos were taking while backpacking in Bolivia in 1999. Most of the pictures are from the Altiplano region - an extremely photogenic part of the country.
 
Bolivian Altiplano

 Bolivian Altiplano [Aug 1999]
The photos in this section were taken during a three night expedition in a four wheel drive vehicle through the Altiplano.
 
01 Mounds of salt in the Bolivian Altiplano
Saltpan		 02 Matthew watches a kite in the surreal setting
Flying a kite in the saltpan		 03 A hotel built entirely from salt blocks
A salt hotel		 04 All the furniture is made from salt blocks
Inside the hotel		 05 One of the islands within the saltpan
Isla de Pescadores
 
06 Large cacti on the Isla de Pescadores
Isla de Pescadores		 07 Matthew on the Island of Fishermen
Cacti on the Isla de Pescadores		 08 A calm lake in the altiplano
Laguna		 09 A hell like scene amongs the geysers and mud pools
Geyser basin		 10 A noisey powerful geyser
Geyser in the Geyser basin
 
11 A view across the scrub on the altiplano
Scrub		 12 Looking down to Laguna Colorada
Laguna Colorada		 13 Another view of the scrub
More scrub		 14 High altitude flamingoes
Flamingos		 15 Flamingoes taking off from Laguna Colorada
Flamingos on Laguna Colorada
 
16 Bizarre stone formations in the Valle de las Rocas
Bizzare formations in Valle de las Rocas		 17 The Valley of the Rocks
Towering rocks in Valle de las Rocas		 18 Sentinels looking out across the altiplano
Rocks standing like sentinels		 19 More rock formations
More rock formations		 20 Where old trains go to die
Uyuni locomotive graveyard
 
21 A decaying engine
A rusting engine with graffiti		 22 Lake panorama on a beautiful crisp clear day
Laguna Panorama		        
 
Oruro

 Oruro [Aug 1999]
A few pictures from this bustling market town.
 
23 Traditional Bolivian dress
Local woman		 24 Watching the world go by in the plaza
Locals in the plaza		 25 A distinctive church
Church		 26 Quechen woman in the distinctive bowler type hat
Quechan woman		 27 Weaving with alpaca wool
Weaving
 
Miscellaneous

 Miscellaneous [Jul/Aug 1999]
A picture from the mining town of Potosí.
 
28 An ornately carved door and surround
A Potosí doorway		        

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