Vicuñas on the way
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
From the highest point on the road, the track goes downhill all the way into a valley about 4100 mts above sea level. Across the valley is the elevation again towards the Suri Plaza which is at aboutЧитать далее
Through the valley
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The path descended into the valley at about 4100 mts and across the Allane quebrada (canyon). All the while, we could see the colored mountains of the Suri Plaza. This place is really wild with hardlyЧитать далее
Quebrada Allane
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The track winds its way down into the quebrada Allane where ome can have some lovely views into the canyon. Similarly, on the other side, the path climbs up in twists and turns before evening outЧитать далее
Colpita
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We stopped just beyond Colpita where there were herds of alpacas and llamas. We came out of the vehicle and started sneaking near the herds trying to hide behind bushes and rocks. We managed to getЧитать далее
Llamas and Alpacas up close
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We could get some good pictures of the llamas and the alpacas from very close before they detected us and moved away. After a while, we continued our journey towards Iquilla.
Iquilla and further
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
It was about 2:30 pm now. We were hoping to find some food at Iquilla, but it turned out to be an abandoned village of 4 huts. We decided to go further up towards Suri Plaza. On the way, we saw aЧитать далее
Up towards Suri Plaza
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The road climbed steeply after Iquilla towards Suri Plaza. On the way, there were some boefdals where we saw some birds. The colored mountains we getting quite close now. We could see the red coloredЧитать далее
Suri Plaza
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Suriplaza is a very special place located 70 km north of Putre. It is the name given to a small flat area lying at about 4500m and framed by four volcanos whose elevation range between 5234m andЧитать далее
Suri Plaza up close
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Here's the 4 colorful volcanoes that surround the Suri Plaza making it look like an alien landscape. It was so peaceful and beautiful. We were so lucky to be there and to have seen this raw beautyЧитать далее
Llaretas in Suri Plaza
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Towards the North end of the Suri Plaza, there are North facing slopes that had a lot of llaretas. It was an addition to the already stark beauty of the place. It gave some of the slope a beautifulЧитать далее
Boefdals North of Suri Plaza
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
The road climbed a bit towards the North end of the Suri Plaza, before crossing over the mountain ridge and then descended into slightly lower valleys. The altitude was still above 4200 mts but theЧитать далее
Water refill time
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
There are streams flowing through the boefdals. Since we were out of water by now, we decided to refill our bottles with the fresh clear water of the mountain stream passing through one of theЧитать далее
Camelids in the boefdals
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
The North of Suri Plaza is very rich in plant and animal life. There were kms of boefdals which in turn attracted a hige number of camelids like llamas, alpacas and guanacos.
Churches of Cosapilla
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We stopped over at Cosapilla to try and get some food but this village too was empty. Everything was locked. Even the church was closed. From here, the tarred road started. There was even a bus stopЧитать далее
Highway beyond Colpita
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Just a few kms beyond Colpita, we touched the highway A93 towards the border town of Visviri. This a straight asphalted road with no mountains around. Still, the altitude was about 4100 mts. ThereЧитать далее
Gravel road to Putani
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Just before Visviri, near the Chilean border to Peru and Bolivia, we turned left towards Putani to go back to Putre in a sort of loop. The road was a gravel one all the way along a pipeline. WeЧитать далее
Rock formations near Putani
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Very near Putani, we saw some very interesting rock formations. In the middle of the soft rolling hills with green boefdals were these sharp hard rock formations, greenish in color due to copper.
More rock formations
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Nearer to Putani, we saw rocks with many colors. Some even had a layer of deep red indicating iron. One of the rock had a red mark like a llama painting.
Vicuña commotion
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
As we started going deeper again towards the high plateau, the dry land around changed to the green boefdals. Here we came across a big herd of vicuñas that started running towards the car instead ofЧитать далее
Scenic beauty around Putani
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
It was around 6:15 pm when we reached Putani. It was back in the altiplano. The scenic beauty was amazing. There were mountains, boefdals, streams and lots of animals.
Llamas and Alpacas near Ancocalani
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
From Putani we turned towards Ancocalani. There were lots of herds of llamas and alpacas. They were spread all over the valley. Some of the aplacas were very soft and fluffy like soft toys 😁
One ofЧитать далее
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She is totally fascinated by Haristo,wants to kiss him or bite him or examining the condition of his tooth?
Badlands and train crossings
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
We continued our journey towards Coronel Alcerreca. The topology changed to that of badlands. There was not a blade of grass growing anywhere. We crossed the Lluta river on the way. On the other side,Читать далее
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Does not give the feeling of a river,but whatever ,from where this water is coming in this barren landscape?
Quebrada Allane
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
From Coronel Alcerreca, we drove towards Putre to complete the loop. We had to cross the river Lluta again where it joins the river Allane in the Allane quebrada. This crossing was quite a bit moreЧитать далее
Dramatic formations in Allane Quebrada
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Its a beautiful canyon and looked amazing at this crossing. There were quite a few interesting sandstone formations on the canyon side. We drove down into the canyon for the crossing.
Lluta river crossing
24 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
At the bottom of the canyon, we crossed the river lluta. There's no bridge so the vehicles have to drive across the river. Its quite a dramatic but beautiful crossing.