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The South American Odyssey

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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 11:11
⛅ 24 °C
Höjd över havet: 3 660 m
Bolivia Aguaquisa -20.56833, -67.78520°34’6” S 67°47’6” W
Cueva Galaxias
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Cueva Galaxias was a bit bigger than the Cueva Infierno. The person at the ticket counter knew a little English so it was a bit easier for us to understand the formation of the cave. It was his father who jad found the cave along with another person.
Next to this cave was another cave that is also called Cueva Diablo since they had found a pre-Inca cemetery there.Läs mer
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 11:13
☁️ 19 °C
Höjd över havet: 3 660 m
Bolivia Aguaquisa -20.56833, -67.78520°34’6” S 67°47’6” W
Cueva Galaxias coral formations
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
This is a sub-aquatic cave formed prior to the formation of the glaciers when volcanic eruptions took place when the lake that used to cover the Salar still existed. Inside you can see calcified shapes of magma that solidified as they hit the water.Läs mer
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 11:25
🌙 17 °C
Höjd över havet: 3 660 m
Bolivia Aguaquisa -20.56833, -67.78520°34’6” S 67°47’6” W
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Cueva Galaxias - Inner Chamber
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
The innermost chamber had even more delicate formations. This cave had been developed a bit more with tourists in mind when compared to the Cueva Infierno.
One of the formations was so fine that one could almost see the lights on the other side. It almost looked like a heart chamber with veins visible through.Läs mer
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Resenär I see a ghost in red !! watching from the fossilized corals !
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Resenär Here comes his friend ;)
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 11:35
☀️ 29 °C
Höjd över havet: 3 652 m
Bolivia Pampa Tres Cerrillos -20.01333, -67.62520°0’48” S 67°37’30” W
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Chullpas Cemetery (Cueva Diablo)
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
A few meters from the Cueva Galaxias is the Chullpas Cemetery in another cave called the Cueva Diablo. This was a cave used as a cemetery by the pre-Inca
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Resenär Community earthen Kitchen ?
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The Craze for Travelling No these are graves where the bones had been buried.
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 11:46
☀️ 14 °C
Höjd över havet: 3 667 m
Bolivia Aguaquisa -20.57, -67.78520°34’12” S 67°47’6” W
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Cueva Galaxias Mirador
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Just above the Cueva Galaxias, one can get some very beautiful views of the bleak surroundings.
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Resenär It looks a crown !
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The Craze for Travelling Very true. It waz the viewpoint above the caves.
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 12:38
☀️ 26 °C
Höjd över havet: 3 682 m
Bolivia San Pedro de Quémez -20.74667, -68.0520°44’48” S 68°3’0” W
San Pedro de Quemes
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
From the Cueva Galaxias, we drove towards the village of San Pedro de Quemes. Its a nice small town in the middle of nowhere. There are some pre-Inca ruins in the village.
This is the place where one can turn South towards the Chile Atacama border. There are many beautiful lakes in the region.Läs mer
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 13:18
🌙 13 °C
Höjd över havet: 3 751 m
Bolivia Lacaya -20.9, -67.83520°54’0” S 67°50’6” W
To Sud Lipez
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
From San Pedro de Quemes, we started our journey down South into Sud Lipez, a very high altitude region in the altiplano with many colorful lakes and amazing scenery.
Just a few kms from the town, we saw the ever so rare Rhea and a herd of Vicuñas.
Rheas are a species of flightless birds from the family of Ostriches and Emus. They are indeed very rare so this sighting was special.
Vicuñas are a species of camelids and similar to the llamas but very lean and agile. They look almost like african antelopes with an elongated neck.
The road South was a very isolated one with amazing landscapes around. We hardly saw any other vehicle on the way.Läs mer
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 14:08
☀️ 19 °C
Höjd över havet: 3 684 m
Bolivia Estación Chiguana -21.05833, -67.9721°3’30” S 67°58’12” W
Army post near Chiguana
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
On the way, we crossed over to the South over the railway line at Chiguana. As we approached the post, we were greeted by the friendly army people. Unfortunately due to the lack of a common language, the interaction was very limited.
This place is really in the middle of nowhere and I guess they were happy to interact with some living souls (us) besides themselves.Läs mer
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 15:48
☀️ 11 °C
Höjd över havet: 3 700 m
Bolivia San Agustín -21.19167, -68.0866721°11’30” S 68°5’12” W
Dust Devils
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
The road further south was very dry and dusty. It was quite windy as well. It was like a dust bowl where the constant wind and the heat from the sun kicked up a series of Dust Devils all across the plains.
We saw many of them form and move right in front of us and also all over the desert flats.Läs mer
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 16:20
🌙 10 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 161 m
Bolivia Puca Loma -21.36167, -68.0216721°21’42” S 68°1’18” W
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The isolation continues
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ 🌙 10 °C
The isolated road continued further south. The place had a stark beauty about it. The dust devils continued to forrm and swirl around us.
After a while, the road started climbing into a series of mountain chain.Läs mer
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Resenär Not a soul visible around??.
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The Craze for Travelling Nope. Its exactly like Ladakh
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 16:40
⛅ 21 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 271 m
Bolivia Laguna Pampa -21.41667, -67.99521°25’0” S 67°59’42” W
Further climb into the mountains
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The road continued its climb up the mountains with dramatic scenery all around. It was mountains as well as desert topology in this region.
We continued further, till we caught our 1st sight of Lake Cañapa at altitude of 4241 mts above sea level.Läs mer
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 17:04
⛅ 21 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 141 m
Bolivia Laguna de Cañapa -21.50167, -68.0083321°30’6” S 68°0’30” W
Laguna Cañapa
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Cañapa Lake (Laguna Cañapa) is an endorheic salt lake in the Potosí Department of southeastern Bolivia.
It was the 1st in a series of lakes we would be seeing as we travel further.
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 17:16
⛅ 21 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 141 m
Bolivia Laguna de Cañapa -21.50167, -68.0066721°30’6” S 68°0’24” W
Laguna Cañapa stopover
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We stopped for a while and enjoyed the views, the peace and the quietness in the company of the flamingos in the Laguna Cañapa.
The place was surreal.
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 17:35
☀️ 14 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 124 m
Bolivia Laguna Hedionda -21.57167, -68.0366721°34’18” S 68°2’12” W
Laguna Hedionda
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We drove on a bit further on the high altitude dusty road tikk we reached Laguna Hedionda.

Laguna Hedionda (Spanish for "stinking lake") is a saline lake in the Nor Lípez Province, Potosí Department in Bolivia. It is notable for various migratory species of pink and white flamingos. We saw many flocks of them feeding all over the lake.

Laguna Hedionda is one of the nine small saline lakes in the Andean Altiplano. It lies at an altitude of 4,121 metres (13,520 ft), with an area of 3 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi). Salt flats and bofedales (wetlands) are spread over the periphery of the lake. It is in a very remote area where human habitation is negligible.Läs mer
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 17:45
☀️ 14 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 123 m
Bolivia Laguna Hedionda -21.575, -68.0416721°34’30” S 68°2’30” W
Laguna Hedionda flamingos
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Laguna Hedionda is quite a big lake. We spent quite sometime driving along the edge of the lake and stopping at various points. The mountains around and the colors of the lake and sky along with the bright red of the flamingos made it a very memorable moment.Läs mer
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 18:10
☀️ 14 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 140 m
Bolivia Laguna Charcota -21.58667, -68.05521°35’12” S 68°3’18” W
Laguna Negra
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
About a km away from the Laguna Hedionda is the Laguna Negra (Black Lake). The color of the lake is due to a black algae that grows in its water giving it a black color.
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 18:35
☀️ 14 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 125 m
Bolivia Laguna Honda -21.62333, -68.0616721°37’24” S 68°3’42” W
Laguna Ramaditas
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Our next stopover was the Laguna Ramaditas just another 2 kms from Laguna Negra.
It was quite cold and windy there. The time was about 6:30 pm, almost sunset time and the nearest village where we could hope to find a place to stay was near Laguna Colorado almost 80 kms away over dusty broken high altitude road.
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 19:09
☀️ 14 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 445 m
Bolivia Enrique Baldivieso -21.75167, -68.0116721°45’6” S 68°0’42” W
Sunset over the altiplano
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
As we left Laguna Ramaditas, the sun started setting behind the mountains nearby and it started getting dark very quickly.
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 19:25
☀️ 14 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 588 m
Bolivia Provincia Sud Lípez -21.84333, -68.0221°50’36” S 68°1’12” W
Desert valleys
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
As we continued further, we passed many desert valleys with the 'road' cutting through the middle of the valleys. We were at a pretty high altitude now and it was quite cold outside.
In one of the valley, we found snow on the roadside.Läs mer
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 19:28
☀️ 14 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 594 m
Bolivia Provincia Sud Lípez -21.84333, -68.0216721°50’36” S 68°1’18” W
Desert Snow
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
The white color of snow in one of the desert valley was accentuated by the light brown of the desert sand below. The constant wind blowing through the narrow valley gave some interesting shapes to the snow.
It was as if it was an alien planet where we had been dropped off.
Despite us getting late, we stopped for a while enjoying the amazing art made by natural forces.Läs mer
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 19:39
☀️ 14 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 528 m
Bolivia Provincia Sud Lípez -21.84333, -68.0421°50’36” S 68°2’24” W
Night in the altiplano
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
By 7:30 even the twilight was fading away. The reflection of the sun light onto the few specs of clouds in the clear sky created beautiful colors keeping the light alive for a bit longer.
On the way, among very high altitude desert, we saw a board for a hotel (Hotel Takya El Desierto) and decided to check it out and stay over if it was not very expensive.
The cost of the rooms in the hotel was in hundreds of dollars so we dropped the idea and decided to continue as per the earlier planLäs mer
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Dag 11
tisdag 10 oktober 2017 20:20
☀️ 14 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 513 m
Bolivia Provincia Sud Lípez -21.86833, -68.0283321°52’6” S 68°1’42” W
Milky Way in the desert night
10 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Soon, it was pitch dark and the stars came out. The sky was full of tiny bits of lights in every conceivable corner. It was a breath taking sight.
This is how the sky should look like when we don't have the light pollution of the cities.
We stopped in the middle of the road and I took my 1st picture ever of the Milky Way.
I had researched a lot about the ideal settings for the camera to capture the Milky Way and had pre-programmed it in my camera. The result was that without changing anything I got my picture in the very 1st try.
I was elated!!!
Have a look and you too will flip over...Läs mer
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onsdag 11 oktober 2017 04:17
☀️ 14 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 295 m
Bolivia Juntacha -22.17333, -67.8183322°10’24” S 67°49’6” W
Milky Way Laguna Colorado
11 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We reached Lake Colorado quite late in the night. There was a place right next to the lake where we could stay.
The lake lies within the limits of the Reserva Eduardo Avaroa National Park. We had to pay an entry fee of 150 b$ per head. The stay was per bed basis and including the food was 70 b$ per head. The place was very minimal but at least we had a place to stay.
Laguna Colorado is at a pretty high altitude of 4306 mts above sea level and it was quite cold in the night.
After having a minimal meal of pasta, Hristo went off to sleep while I went out to try some more pictures of the Milky Way and boy was I rewarded.. Have a look..Läs mer
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Dag 12
onsdag 11 oktober 2017 09:47
🌙 12 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 295 m
Bolivia Juntacha -22.17333, -67.8183322°10’24” S 67°49’6” W
Stay at Lake Colorado
11 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Almost every tourist in this area leaves at 4:30 am in the morning to see the geysers at Sol de Mañana about 40 kms away since it is supposed to be more active in the cold of the morning. Since we had arrived late, neither of us wanted to wake up that early. We decided to wake up at our normal time of about 7 am.
The morning was sunny again. We decided to go back 15 kms in the direction we had come from, the previous night, to see the Arbol de Piedra (a stone tree) we had missed because it had been dark.
The Laguna Colorado is also called the Red Lake because of its bright red colour due to a red colored micro algae. The red color is more prominent when the sun is overhead so we decided to stop over at the lake on the way back from the Stone Tree.Läs mer
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onsdag 11 oktober 2017 10:54
🌙 12 °C
Höjd över havet: 4 563 m
Bolivia árbol de piedra -22.05167, -67.8833322°3’6” S 67°52’60” W
Arbol de Piedra (Stone Tree)
11 oktober 2017, Bolivia ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Arbol de Piedra is a stone tree that has been carved out of the howling, sandy winds. It sits in the middle of a high altitude desert. The altitude that I measured was 4606 mts above sea level.
It was extremely windy and we were the only ones around. We stopped there for a while appreciating the beauty of the art carved by nature.Läs mer
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