The gorge and railway line along which I cycled |
Looking towards Sajama volcano from near Perez |
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Starkly beautiful landscape close to the Bolivia Chile border at Charaña. I have to carry my bike over these obstacles! |
Looking to Parinacota (right) and Pomperape volcanoes in Lauca National Park |
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A small church near Parinacota in Lauca National Park |
Parinacota (right) and Pomerape volcanoes in Lauca National Park |
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Sunset over Parinacota |
My campsite, it was -13 degrees in the tent at 4,500m |
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The church in Parinacota village |
A bowl of appetising food for dinner in the tent |
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Apple green landscape on the road after Guallatiri |
Isluga church in the morning light |
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The spire of Isluga church |
Tyre tracks in the sand near Salar de Coipasa |
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Approaching water on the Salar de Coipasa, the surface was very soft in places! |
The water on the Salar de Coipasa, the surface was very soft in places! |
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The bike on the Salar de Coipasa, no water on this bit! |
Relaxing in the tent after 95 km and crossing the Salar de Coipasa |
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The beautiful village of Liviscota nestled at the foot of a cactus covered hillside |
A solid bit of road after the Salar de Coipasa |
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Patterns in the salt on the Salar de Uyuni and a volcano to the north |
A route from the village of Tauha onto the Salar, Uyuni is the other side! |
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Our broken down bus being fixed, note the legs under the bus! |
A car setting out on a journey across the Salar |
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The village of Isluga in the morning sun |
Llamas grazing near Isluga |
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Llamas enjoying the scenery near Guallatiri |
I was abducted by space aliens, they made me do it! |
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The vast landscape of Lauca National Park |
The first glimpse of the Salar de Surire surrounded by volcanoes |
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Flamingos and vicuña at the Salar de Surire |
Vicuñas at the Salar de Surire |
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Cycling on the salt at Salar de Surire |
The hot springs on the Salar de Surire at Polloquere |
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Deep sand AND corrugations on the road from Surire to Isluga |
River obstacles on the awful road from Surire to Isluga |
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