Uploads from bthomso, tagged bolivia

La Paz Cops in main square

nobody@flickr.com (bthomso) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:37:21 -0800

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Just keeping the peace.

La Paz Mask

nobody@flickr.com (bthomso) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:36:59 -0800

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Festival mask

Potosi Ore being unloaded

nobody@flickr.com (bthomso) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:10:10 -0800

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One ton of ore arrives for unloading within a Potosi mine. Family operation.

Inside the Salt Hotel

nobody@flickr.com (bthomso) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:08:50 -0800

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Salar de Uyuni Salt Hotel, about 10 miles 'sailing' out from the main road. Its all made out of salt blocks cut from the endless salt plain. No other tourists were staying here in winter. Freezing at night, but no shortage of blankets provided.
Very limited water supplies produced an unusual bathroom.

Uyuni Salt Flats - Salt Works

nobody@flickr.com (bthomso) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:08:32 -0800

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Hand-worked manual salt extraction. No shortage of salt, but here there's a little water to allow for hard-core diggers.

Road to Potosi, Bolivia

nobody@flickr.com (bthomso) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:09:55 -0800

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Road from Uyuni to Potosi in Bolivia. One of the most corrugated roads I've ridden. Not a lot of traffic.

Paso de Jama, Turn Left for more Bolivia!

nobody@flickr.com (bthomso) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:09:28 -0800

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Road from Chile to Bolivia at Paso de Jama. I'm not going to take it any more! Return to San Pedro de Attacama not far away.

Ascotan Vicuna Desert

nobody@flickr.com (bthomso) — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:36:40 -0700

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Vicuna alongside Salar de Ascotan on road between Calama and border town of Ollague, Chile, heading into Bolivia

The altiplano is harsh enough, but this salt plain is a crazy place to live.