LATITUDE
MAGDALENA PERALTA WIDOW
MAGDALENA PERALTA WIDOW
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Bolivia certainly has unique landscapes. Some of them are presenting in this book. All the pictures were taken in the region of Potosi and Uyuni, Bolivia. Laguna Verde, Laguna Blanca, and Laguna Colorada are three lagunes in the province of Potosí on the Chilean border at the foot of the volcano Licancabur. Laguna Verde colour is caused by sediments, containing copper minerals, laguna 6
Blanca is caused by the high amount of minerals and laguna Colorada is caused by red sediments and pigmentation of some algae. Contains borax islands, whose white color contrasts with the reddish color of its waters. The three lagunes are elevated aprox 4,300 m above sea level. Also it is possible to find 3 different species of flamingos. Chilean, James and Andean.
7 LAGUNA BLANCA | POTOSÍ
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9 LAGUNA ROJA | POTOSÍ
10 LAGUNA VERDE | POTOSÍ
11 LAGUNA VERDE | POTOSÍ
SILOLI DESSERT | POTOSÍ
S M A L L V I L L A G E | S A N J U A N D E YA PA C A N I
14 STREET MARKET | UYUNI
15 STREET MARKET | UYUNI
Sol de Mañana in Potosi is located at 4850 m above sea level. It is an artificial geothermal field, not a geyser as sometimes it can be read, but mud lakes and steam pools with boiling mud.
Laguna Salada has thermal water pools, Termas Polques at a 194º F– and fumaroles, cracks with emerging volcanic lava.
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Salvador Dalí Desert, also known as Dalí Valley (Valle de Dalí), is an extremely barren valley in the Potosí. The name was given because of the landscapes from the surrealist paintings by Salvador Dalí.
In Siloli Desert is characterized by a set of rocks formations as a result of wind erosion like Arbol de Piedra (Stone Tree). In the middle of the desert exist a small town named San Juan de Yapacaní.
17 STREET MARKET | UYUNI
18 S A LVA D O R D A L Í D E S E R T | P O T O S Í
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21 A R B O L D E P I E D R A | S A LVA D O R D A L Í D E S E R T
22 TERMAS POLQUES |LAGUNA SALADA
23 TERMAS POLQUES | LAGUNA SALADA
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25 ARTIFICIAL GEOTHERMAL | FIELD SOL DE MAÑANA
26 LAGUNA ROJA | POTOSÍ
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28 S A LVA D O R D A L Í D E S E R T | P O T O S Í
29 LAGUNA BLANCA | POTOSÍ
30 LAGUNA HONDA | POTOSÍ
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VOLCAN OLLAGUE | POTOSÍ
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35 S M A L L V I L L A G E | S A N J U A N D E YA PA C A N
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38 STREET MARKET | UYUNI
39 STREET MARKET | UYUNI
41 COLCHINI | BOLIVIA
42 S A LT F L AT | U Y U N I
Uyuni salt flat near the crest of the Andes, is the world largest salt flat with 10.587 square kilometers and is at an elevation of 3,656 meters. The salt flat was formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes. The crust serves as a source of salt and covers a pool of brine, which is exceptionally rich in lithium. It contains 50 to 70% of 44
the world’s lithium reserves
Colchini, is a city 20 km away from Uyuni City. Colchini is the entrance to the Uyuni salt flat. The town only has two hotel. It is very small with only 145 families and 580 habitant. 45% men, 55% women and 25% under 5 years.
45 S A LT F L AT | U Y U N I
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47 SMALL VILLAGE | COLCHINI
48 T R A I N C E M E N TA R Y | U Y U N I
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Uyuni is a city at an elevation of 3,700 m above sea level. Has a population of 10.400 people. The economy of this city works most from the Tourist wo are visiting Salt at every year. Simply and nice people, with a big market at the mittle of the main street.
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Train Cementary is 3 km outside Uyuni. The train lines were built by British engineers who arrived near the end of the 19th century cause they believed Bolivia would ourish with a good transport system. In the 1940s, the mining industry collapsed, partly due to the mineral depletion. Many trains were abandoned thereby producing the train cemetery.
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