Stone formations near Arbol de Piedra
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
There were many other stone formations near the Stone Tree. Despite it being very windy, sunny and cold, we decided to walk around and have a look. Each one of them was more stunning than the other.Читать далее
Laguna Colorado (Red Lake)
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Here we go... Our lady luck helping us make the right decision at the right time.
The lake Colorado that had looked normal in the morning was jet red by now. It was a stunning view nothing likeЧитать далее
The red of Laguna Colorado
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
What beautiful shades of red. The white of the salt mixed with the red of the algae makes it a very beautiful location. An awesome sight to the eyes.
Laguna Colorado bofedales
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We drove all the way down to the shore of the lake. There were bofedales (wetlands) near the shore with tufts of hard grass between the marsh area. There were quite many flamingos also. There wereЧитать далее
Laguna Colorado from the viewpoint
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
From a slightly higher perspective, the lake looks even more dramatic
Vicuñas near Laguna Colorado
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Despite knowing that the Solar de Mañana is best visited early in the morning, we decided to go there anyway and then decide if we should return to it the next morning.
From the lake, the roadЧитать далее
Solar de Mañana
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Solar de Mañana is a geyser basin (4880m) - a collection of bubbling sulfur pools and a geyser. Its a volcanically active region with a lot of of fumeroles, mud pools and a psuedo geyser.
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Never seen residual snow like this as it is neither solid,nor flat rather all conical
Solar de Mañana mud pots
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
There were boiling and bubbling mud pools of various colors. There was sulfur along the edges of the pools. One can also smell the sulphur in the steam being released from the pools.
Solar de Mañana geyser
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
There also is a psuedo geyser in the region. Its not really a geyser but the steam below the ground forcing out a bit of water in the air for a few cms in the air.
Play in the fumeroles
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
It was a cool experience walking through the stram of the fumerole. One can smell sulfur and also feel the droplets of water on the face. Its like walking in warm clouds 😁
Booking at Termas de Polques
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
We had looked up on the maps that there were places to stay for the night near Termas de Polques. So we decided to book a place for us and then continue further to the Laguna Verde which was supposedЧитать далее
Salvador Dali's Desert
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
A bit further from the Lake Chalviri is the Salvador Dali's Desert, so called since the landscape looks exactly like one of desert painting by Dali.
Laguna Blanca (White Lake)
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
By 4:15 pm, we reached Laguna Blanca. A white lake filled with Borax. There was no path to get near the lake so we drove on to Laguna Verde.
Laguna Verde (Green Lake)
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Laguna Verde or the Green Lake is at 4400 mts above sea level and is coloured green by Arsenic, Lead, Copper and other heavy metals. The perfectly conical volcano Lincacabur (5960m) forms a beautifulЧитать далее
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Maybe. But I think the elements are in traces so its not that dangerous
Laguna Verde geology
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
The were some interesting while lines on the surface of the green lake. When we went down, these turned out to be heavy metals like Arsenic etc forming a foam on the lake surface. The foam wasЧитать далее
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Are they not using this metal commercially as I do not see any captive unit around?
Laguna Blanca up close
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
From Laguna Verde, it was also possible to reach Laguna Blanca up close. The laguna Verde is a bit lower so the water from the Laguna Blanca flows into it. The water of the Laguna Blanca was smooth toЧитать далее
Termas de Polques (Thermal Springs)
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
As soon as we got our place to sleep, we went to the hot springs for a bath. It was an amazing experience with the cold beautiful surroundings, a salt lake behind and warm water of the spring toЧитать далее
Termas de Polques lodgings
11 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Here also we got a separate room from the groups which we didn't have to share with anyone. The dinner too was simple made up of vegetables soup and pasta with tomato sauce.
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Hey ,hot soup in plastic bucket? Should have told them that polymers react with hot liquids & should avoid this .😁😄😄
Up in the high altitude plateau
12 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
The road continued climbing thereafter as we kept gaining altitude. Eventually, it evened out a large plateau area with deep canyon carved into the flat surface.
Canyon Bofedales
12 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
All these high altitude canyons had some form of streams passing through making it a wetland inside with tufts of grass alternating with water and quicksand. They look beautiful but can be veryЧитать далее
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Must be using these animals initially for milk requirement & later for mutton?
Bofedales everywhere
12 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Pretty soon the wetlands spread out everywhere even outside of the canyons and were almost like a big flat grazing plateau for the llamas and Alpacas.
Moving East of Sud Lipez
12 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
This day we started on our journey East of the National Park. The initial path was along the Laguna Chalviri to the salt plains of Chalviri.
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Eureka ,Eureka,there are two vehicles at the far end. How is this salt formation?Is it is rock salt or sea water salt or some other phenomenon ?
The Craze for TravellingIt wad the deposit from the sea that covered this area millions of years ago
Quetana Chico
12 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
Soon we reached Quetena Chico. We had been told that we could find gasoline here, which we did. After filling in another 20L, we set off again.
A minor stop in one of the streams to clean up the tyresЧитать далее
Towards Laguna Celeste Road
12 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We continued on Eastwards across a stream till the road diverged and we took the Laguna Celeste road.
Laguna Celeste road
12 октября 2017 г., Боливия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
The road this side turned from being a dirt track to one covered with sharp multi layered stones. The going was quite tough and we were normally driving at around 10-15 kms/hr.
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Crazy guys,you means to say you are enjoying this road.Infact you are getting punishment for your karmas.Sheepishly you have changed this punishment in to pleasure.😜😜