The view from the bus in the Atacama Desert.
Visiting the Chuquicamata mine, the world´s biggest open pit copper mine. Fun! Acutally though.
Some scenery from around San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.
Mucho viento!
More lanscape.
Mucho viento #2!
This picture is out of order, but it was when we went horseback riding in Bolivia, more details to follow.
Our first taste of Bolivia.
Again, pictures are out of order, this is back in Chile in the Atacam Desert.
Ok, so this was taken on our Salt Flat tour from Chile to Bolivia. Beauuutiful.
Vicunas and flamingoes hanging out.
Happy!
Yet another lagoon on the tour.
Salt mounds for salt mining on the salt flats.
Pictures from our two day horeback trip in Tupiza.
Along the way on our first day.
One of many river crossings.
We rode through many small villages.
This is inside a mine in Potosi, Bolivia. Miners worship these shrines by giving them cigarettes, alcohol, coca leaves, etc.
The mountain where the mining is done, and a bit of a view of Potosi.
Indigenous art museum in Sucre. Where we are now!
That shrine in the mine reminds me of some of the apartments I saw when I was looking for a new place last month! Awesome!
ReplyDeletePS. the mention of 2 day horseback rides made me wince. Any saddle chafe? :)
nice!! that picture of the desert with the blue sky was beeeeeeautiful.
ReplyDeleteps. nice typo mego (or was it you, J-Har?). I bet you did enjoy that horeback ride...