Bolivia, January 2005 (Page 2)

      The landscape of the southern altiplano is amazing! The entire area is above 13,000 feet, and sometimes you are driving over 15,000 feet. Great for acclimating to altitude. We took time to climb a couple of trekking peaks, Volcan Licancabur (19,550 feet), which straddles the Bolivia/Chile border, and Volcan Uturuncu (19,750 feet), the highest peak in the area.

Altiplano	"Arbor de Piedra"	Our driver's daughter	Accomodations near Laguna Colorado

     

Tea time	Basic accomodations	Sol de Manana geyser basin	Nice!

     

Laguna Blanca	This one's going to Cat Fancy Magazine	Volcan Licancabur (19,550 ft)	On the summit of Licancabur

     

Volcan Uturuncu from Quetana Chico	Summit ridge on Uturuncu	Uturuncu summit (19,750 feet)	Cordillera Lipez from San Antonio de Lipez

     

A long drive through very desolate country in the very remote southwestern corner of Bolivia brought us to Tupiza, a lovely little town surrounded by some wonderful landscape. Here we finished our tour and stayed for a couple of days hiking, washing, doing laundry and eating.

On the road to Tupiza	On the road to Tupiza	Tupiza canyon country	Valle de los Machos

     

A long drive through very desolate country in the very remote southwestern corner of Bolivia brought us to Tupiza, a lovely little town surrounded by some wonderful landscape. Here we finished our tour and stayed for a couple of days hiking, washing, doing laundry and eating.

Tall grass	Typical Bolivian public transportation	Good-bye Bolivia, Hello Argentina

     

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