Salar de Uyuni

Miners create salt mounts by hand to assist the drying of the salt before removal. The Salar is the world's largest salt flat and sits at 3653m on the Bolivian Altiplano. Bolivian Andes, Bolivia.

Iglesia de San Francisco

Dark clouds gather over the roof top of the Iglesia de San Francisco , La Paz, Bolivia

Siloli Sky

The vast openness and mountain fringe of the Desert of Siloli. It sits at an altitude of around 4,500 meters high on the Bolivian Altiplano, Bolivia

Valle de Rocas

Monolith in the Valle de Rocas, Bolivian Altiplano, Bolivia.

Bolivian Salt Mining

Salt mining by hand on the Salar de Uyuni. The Salar is the world's largest salt flat and sits at 3653m on the Bolivian Altiplano. Bolivian Andes, Bolivia.

Dancing Flamingos

Flamingos or Flamenco de james (Phoenicopterus jamesi) in a borax lake. Bolivian Altiplano, Bolivia.

Red-and-green Macaws

Red-and-green Macaws (Ara chloropterus) - Madidi National Park, Bolivia

Red Borax River

“Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.” Salvador Dalí . Sometimes what we perceive as real is actually surreal, while what we see as surreal is actually real. A red river runs past white islands of borax salt (sodium borate) in Laguna Colorada. The red and orange colours in the lake are from pigmentation in algae which grows in the borax rich water. The lake sits high (4278m or 14035ft) in the Bolivian Altiplano in the Andes. Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve. Bolivia.

Mountain Viscacha

The Southern Viscacha or Mountain Viscacha (Lagidium viscacia) is a desert rodent which also looks remarkably like a long-tailed rabbit. Desert of Siloli, Bolivian Altiplano, Bolivia

Licancabur

Laguna Verde (4300m) with the Licancabur (5920m) volcano in the background. Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve. Bolivian Altiplano, Bolivia

Hoatzin

Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), Pampas De Yacumo, Bolivia

Desert Toilet

Toilet in the Desert of Siloli, Bolivia

Desert of Siloli

Desert of Siloli, Bolivian Altiplano, Bolivia . The snow on the mountains can be from decades ago due to such low precipitation rates.

Bolivian Outpost

Small settlement outpost in the Bolivian Altiplano, Bolivia

Laguna Colorada

Laguna Colorada (4278m) - Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve. Altiplano, Bolivia. The orange in the lake is from pigmentation in algae while the white is islands of borax.

Lake Titicaca

Sunset on the Isla del Sol (Island of the Sun) on Lake Titicaca. At 3811m the lake is on record as the highest commercially navigable lake in the world. Bolivia.

Flamenco de James

Flamenco de James (Phoenicopterus jamesi) - Laguna Colorada - Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve, Bolivia

Wild Caiman

Wild back Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger) hiding in the swamp, Pampas De Yacumo, Bolivia

Turtle Log

Dry land is evidently in short supply for the Yellow-spotted River Turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) who are crammed on a floating log in the Pampas De Yacumo, Bolivia

La Paz

The city of La Paz climbs the surrounding hills, resulting in varying city elevations from 3,000 meters to 4,100 meters. Bolivia

Borax Lake Bolivian Altiplano

I love the rich blue sky’s you often get at altitude. This shot was taken well above 4000m (13120 ft) in the Bolivian Altiplano.