CHILE 11.5.2011-8.6.2011

BOLIVIA visit 17.5.-22.5.

Lagunas and Landscape 17.5.-18.5.

Border to Bolivia

Laguna Blanca

frozen Laguna Blanca, in spite of salty water

Laguna Verde with Licancabur

Bolivian transportation without paved roads

Laguna de Challviri

Salar de Challviri with freshwater source

Sol de Manana thermal field

Sol de Manana

   mudpool

Sol de Manana

   mudpool

Sol de Manana

   mudpool

Alpacas

Laguna Colorada with Flamingo colonies

red water gives this Laguna its name

Laguna Colorada

Laguna Colorada

Cerro Negro in evening light

 

Arbol dePiedra

driving furter to N

Laguna Honda

Flamingo

Laguna Chiarcota

Laguna Canapa

Ollague Volcano with fumarole to the left

Yareta plant colony

eroded ancient lava

San Juan village

San Juan Salt hotel

 

Mummy-graves

 

Mummy inside

 

Salar de Uyuni 19.5.

entering flooded S-side of the Salar

surreal driving experience

earths shadow mirroring in the lake

sunrise in the lake, iridescent clouds

Cerro Tunupa on Salar de Uyunis N-end

first salt islands

leaving the flooded area, entering the solid salt plane

Salar de Uyuni, worlds biggest salt lake

aiming to Isla Pescada

cacti on Isla Pescada

cacti on Isla Pescada

cacti on Isla Pescada

Viscacha

cacti on Isla Pescada

cacti on Isla Pescada

cacti on Isla Pescada

hexagonal salt structure

our car

Uyuni market

Uyuni market

 

Uyuni market

   

 

Irrupuntucu (5163m) 20.5.-21.5.

iridescent clouds

 

iridescent clouds above San Juan village

arrival at sunset on Irrupuntucus saddle

sunrise at Irruputuncu summit

view from summit to the sulfur crater

panoramic view of active crater

sulfur vents inside the crater

 

sulfur vents inside the crater

sulfur vents inside the crater

panoramic view into active crater

sulfur hornito

sulfur hornito

view back to Irrupuntucu, active crater to the left

Transfer back to Chile 22.5.

Laguna Colorada with Flamingos

mineral rich area

Dali desert rocks

eroded volcano vent

 

mineral rich area

local Fox

 

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