Pukara
2 января 2019 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Town with lots of Pre-Incan heritage. There is a significant archaeological site here. The first five pics are artifacts from the local digs. The last is an interesting chart comparing historicalЧитать далее
Puno
3 января 2019 г., Перу ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Large port on Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. The first pic overlooks Puno City and Puno Bay. Second is the main square with the cathedral in the background. The next 3 are inЧитать далее
Urus islands, Lake Titicaca
3 января 2019 г., Перу ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Floating islands. About 90 islands built up from reeds on a thick foundation mainly of roots that float. The first pic is a look at one of the islands across their fish pond. Then a model of a coupleЧитать далее
Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca
3 января 2019 г., Перу ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
A UNESCO world Heritage site, the island maintains ancient traditions. The views over the lake are spectacular, the ones here are towards Bolivia. The folks in the picture in traditional dress areЧитать далее
La Paz, Bolivia
5 января 2019 г., Боливия ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
The capital of Bolivia and highest national capital in the world. The first pic overlooks the city from the Killi Killi view point in the northern part of the city. Second is the La Paz metro-- cableЧитать далее
Valley of the Moon
5 января 2019 г., Боливия ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Located in the southern part of La Paz, this is an eroded clay "moonscape." Legend has it the Neil Armstrong visited and named the area "Valley of the Moon." The pictures pretty much speak forЧитать далее
Colonial La Paz
5 января 2019 г., Боливия ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
The center of the Spanish colonial government. The first is the main square now named for a hero of the revolution, Murillo. His statue is at the center. The next 3 are buildings around the square:Читать далее
Tiahuanacu
6 января 2019 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Pre Incan site, possibly going back as far as 1500 BC, and UNESCO world Heritage site. This is a major administrative and religious center. First is the only complete stele. Most had at least theЧитать далее
Pumapunku
6 января 2019 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Pumapunku is the largest structure at Tiahuanacu. The way stones are scattered suggests that an earthquake may have brought the building down. They said the stones were left where uncovered. The nextЧитать далее
Uyuni salt flats
7 января 2019 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Former lake that has a salt bed more than a meter thick. The first pic looks across some be of the 12,000+ sq km of salt, while the second is a similar view at sunset. The third looks over theЧитать далее
Uyuni
8 января 2019 г., Боливия ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Small town near the salt flats. Also we were told that the world's largest lithium mine is nearby. The salt flats flood in the rainy season and dry out in the dry season. So the town is very dry andЧитать далее
Santiago de Chile 1
10 января 2019 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Capital of Chile. Thus is the first post from here. The first pic is a look over the city from the hilltop where the conquest began. Then constition park and a street scene. The other three are of theЧитать далее
Santiago 2
10 января 2019 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
More scenes from Santiago. The first is the first pedestrian only street in Latin America and the place you have to go to say you've been in Santiago. Then another street scene, followed by a statueЧитать далее
Valparaiso
11 января 2019 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Valparaiso was once the richest city in Chile, but that was before the Panama canal. Back then, all shipping had to go around South America, and Valparaiso was the first major port coming up the westЧитать далее
Viña del Mar
11 января 2019 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
New city next to Valparaiso, started in the middle of the 20th century as a resort town. The flower clock is the symbol of the city. Then a look along the malecón or sea front followed by the bigЧитать далее
Valley of the Moon
12 января 2019 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
In the Atacama desert of Chile. With all due respect to friends in La Paz, what is called valley of the moon there doesn't hold a candle to this.
That Atacama is said to be the driest place on earthЧитать далее
Death valley
12 января 2019 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Still in the Atacama. Death valley is so named because this was the route for cattle drives from Argentina to Calama, Chile and the copper mines to feed the workers. Cattle died on droves here.
TheЧитать далее
Tocanao
13 января 2019 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Small mining town (mostly salt and lithium). The lithium is pretty much all bought by China. The first pic is the 1750 church. Second is the bell tower that is a few years older than the church. NextЧитать далее
Atacama salt flats/Laguna Chaxa
13 января 2019 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
In the Atacama desert where salt and lithium are mined. The lagunas are saline and itermittently fed by runoff from the Andes. The pics are looks at the salt flats and the brine lagoons. One pic is ofЧитать далее
Altiplanic lagunas
13 января 2019 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Altiplano=high plain, so these are high altitude lagunas. These are at about 14,000 feet. The animal pictured is a vicuña. Each of the small lagunas has an eponymous volcano nearby. You can see themЧитать далее
San Pedro de Atacama
14 января 2019 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
The main town in this part of the desert. Located on the Atacama River, the largest river entering the desert from the Andes. All of the river water is diverted to canals, mostly forЧитать далее
Llanquihue
16 января 2019 г., Чили ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Pronounced lyan-KEE-weh. The name of the lake and a small town on the lakeshore. First is the lake and a look along the beach. Then one of the traditional German houses and a look at the pretty,Читать далее
Frutillar
16 января 2019 г., Чили ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Pronounced fru-til-lyar. A resort town on Lago Llanquihue. The big annual event is a classical music festival that begins later this month. And there is an historical museum with a typical GermanЧитать далее
Puerto Montt
16 января 2019 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
First settlement of German immigrants in the 1850s. The first two pics look over the city to the Pacific. Then the gid local market, the names n square and a statue commemorating the meetings of theЧитать далее
Petrohué
17 января 2019 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
National park that includes Osorno Volcano (see another post), Petrohué Falls, Lago de Todos Santos (All Saints Lake) and more. The first two pics are of the falls, then downriver. This is glacialЧитать далее
























































































































































