Alto Plano - Bolivia
- By Michael McNamara ;
- Aug 21, 2020
- 19 Photos
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Salar De Uyuni at sundownCapture Date: Sep 13, 2019 06:29 PM•Views: 135No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Isla Inchuasi
This island in the middle of the Salar De Uyuni salt flats is covered in huge cacti.
Capture Date: Sep 14, 2019 08:39 AM•Views: 135
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Hovering islands
Air inversion layers create the impression of the hills floating on the hirizon
Capture Date: Sep 14, 2019 02:18 PM•Views: 133
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Cloud burst
In the middle of the day with the clear air at approximately 4000 m above sea level, the air was very clear and blue. The temperature was about zero but the sun provided a sort of warmth.
Capture Date: Sep 14, 2019 03:18 PM•Views: 133
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Late afternoon on the SalarCapture Date: Sep 14, 2019 03:43 PM•Views: 133No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Bolivian fantasy
Well, there was a hat and a cape and then we found a model. Amazing what you will find !
Capture Date: Sep 14, 2019 05:43 PM•Views: 137
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Coral forest
Along the road we came across this "stone forest" which turned out to be an ancient coral forest. At some stage this was below sea level but now was over 3,500m above sea level. There were even petrified trees incorporated into the coral.
Capture Date: Sep 15, 2019 07:29 AM•Views: 134
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Volcano #1
One of hundreds of volcanoes littered throughout the Alto Plano landscape. This must have been a very volatile area at one stage.
Capture Date: Sep 15, 2019 09:39 AM•Views: 136
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Flamingos at the Laguna Coronado
This lake at 4000 m did not freeze due to the high mineral content giving it the name "red Lake". There were several coloured lake s, each with their own variety of Flamingo
Capture Date: Sep 15, 2019 12:19 PM•Views: 137
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High desert
The Alto Plano region is one of the highest plateaus in the world at 4000 - 5000m above sea level. Cold, with very thin air, it was a challenge for the week we were there.
Capture Date: Sep 15, 2019 03:39 PM•Views: 133
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High Desert plain
Apart from the incredibly dominant volcano mountains, there were rolling deserts of dirt and gravel, no plant life to be seen.
Capture Date: Sep 15, 2019 06:05 PM•Views: 134
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Laguna Coronado (Red Lake)
Dawn provided an incredible blaze of colour . Flamingos in the foreground
Capture Date: Sep 16, 2019 06:16 AM•Views: 134
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Reflections in the red lakeCapture Date: Sep 16, 2019 08:23 AM•Views: 133No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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Mud Pools
Although most volcanoes in Bolivia are classified as extinct, when standing near these pools of boiling mud and geysers, it was not hard to believe you were in the bowl of a volcano.
Capture Date: Sep 16, 2019 10:33 AM•Views: 133
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In the middle of nowhere.....Capture Date: Sep 16, 2019 02:25 PM•Views: 134No comments yet. All fields are required, fill in the form. Comment successfully added. Comment
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