Altiplano
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This man Pablo, brought me to his home in Taquile Island in the middle of lake Titikaka, He is a part of the “Aymara” a native ethnic group in the Andes and Altiplano regions of South America; about 2.3 million live in Bolivia, Peru, Northern Chile, and Northwestern Argentina. They lived in the region for many centuries before becoming a subject people of the Inca, and later of the Spanish in the 16th century. / The Aymara have existed in the Andes in what is now Bolivia (and, to a lesser extent, Peru) for over 2,000 years, according to some estimates. It is most likely that the Inca had a strong influence over the Aymara region for some time. Though conquered by the Inca, the Aymara retained some degree of autonomy under the empire. There were a number of ethnic groups which were later to be known Aymara by the Spanish. These were divided upon different chieftaincies. Upon arrival of the Spanish, all these groups were spread in what today is Bolivia. / Most present day Aymara-speakers live in the Lake Titicaca basin beginning in Lake Titicaca through Desaguadero River and into Lake Poopo (Oruro) also known as the Altiplano, and are concentrated south of the lake. The present urban center of the Aymara region is El Alto, a 750,000-person city near the Bolivian capital La Paz. / The native language of the Aymara is also named Aymara; in addition, many Aymara speak Spanish, which is the dominant language of the countries in which they live, as a second language. Nikon F2 / 80-200/2.8 Nikkor / Kodachrom 64 / Scanned and processed in PS First place, Speak to Me Challenge-@ THE WAIST UP – Portraiture Photography group, September 2008 First place: Your best portrait challenge @ That One Great Shot, October 2009 2nd place: Latin America Book #1 competition 3rd place: Latin America 2009 Calendar #1 competition 3rd place Men only challenge Featured: Photographers of Redbubble group, August 2009 Featured: Nikon DSLR Users Group, January 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / /
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A girl from Taquile, Island in Titikaka lake is filling her cup with drinking water. The houses are built from mud and stones, and there are no running water or plumbing in the houses. Beds are built in from mud above the floor and a mat is placed on top. I spent two days in this house and the family hospitality was incredible. The girl belong to the Aymara ethnic group / Originaly a 35mm slide. —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- /
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Wild Vicunas graze in front of Mount Quisiquisini and Lake Chungara in the Lauca National Park, Altiplano, Chile.
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A combination Polaroid dye transfer and emulsion lift from an original transparency. The scene is from a hilltop above Copacobana on the shores of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia.
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We’ve already had the Dos Amigos – and by popular request, here are the Cuatro Amigos, this time four Vicuñas in the high altitude of the Altiplano in northern Chile. I didn’t line them up like this for the shot – they obviously are natural models, and yes, the sky really was very blue! ;o)
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The snowy peak of Quisiquisini and Lake Chungara from around 14,000 feet (4300 metres) in the Lauca National Park, northern Chile.
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On the road between Arequipa and Chivay, Peru, the colour of the tassles on these llamas (pron: jamas) is visible from a great distance against the dull brown and green of the highland Andes. The Inca had bred the llamas so selectively, their fleeces naturally produce 27 different colours (though not on one animal), ranging from white to dark brown and black. One of four camelids indigenous to the Andes, they were the pack animals of the Andes (and still are), as well as providing wool (though not as fine as that of the Alpaca).
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Sajama – Bolivia’s highest peak as seen from the roadside outside the village of Lagunas. Herds of Llamas stretch all the way to the base of the mountain. Sajama could be seen from the roadside for days as I cycled from the Chilean border to La Paz.
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.... ha, try saying that over and over…. A white Llama stands guard at the entrance to the Lauca National Park, at the Altiplano end of the Lluta Valley in northern Chile. In the background is the peak of Volcano Parinacota which lies on the Chile/Bolivia border. / /
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Volcanoes Pomerape and Parinacota in the high Altiplano of Lauca National Park, on the Chilean/Bolivian border.
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Life is difficult for the people of the Bolivian Altiplano. This Aymara mother and daughter were photographed on a steep backstreet in La Paz, the largest city in Bolivia. At 11,900 feet, La Paz is the second highest major city in the world after Lhasa, Tibet.
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The southern Peruvian city of Arequipa is bordered by several volcanic cones. This one, Chachani, is the northern-most of the mountains. The Arequipa airport sits at its base, and being an open tarmac, you get a good, up close view of the mountain when walking to and from your plane. Numerous lava flows from past eruptions can be seen on the flanks of the volcano, whilst in the foreground, the Río Chill cuts through the desert.
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Location: Bolivian altiplano (high plains), south of the Salar de Uyuni
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Bolivia, Taken from the bus going from La Paz to Copacabana, popular travellers destination , on the bank of Titicaca Lake ! The average altitude of the bolivian altiplano is about 4000 mt…
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Atacama Desert 2006, Chile Re-Posted
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Taken near Oruro, Bolivia, from 3 times a week train traveling through the towns of Tupiza, Uyuni and Oruro ! .
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Somewhere near Juliaca, South of Peru ! While traveling by bus from Puno to Arequipa I found myself in front of this scenery and managed to get one decent shot despite the wobbling bus ! / This is even more amazing considering the altitude is around 3000 mt !
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Digital collage. All photos taken by me between 2006 and 2009 in Hanoi, Vietnam, Quito and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador and the Altiplano in Peru. Except of course the astronaut which is from Wikimedia Commons.
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Vicunas, a relative of the Llama and Alpaca, by the shore of Lake Chungara in Lauca National Park, in far northern Chile Canon 5D Mark II
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A Vicuna, relative of both the Llama and Alpaca, in full trot on the shore of the salt lake, Salar de Surire. / High on the altiplano in far northern Chile Canon 5D Mark II
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my colour version of this was met with thunderous silence which has prompted me to change tact Giant Cactus in the arid landscape near Colchane in far northern Chile, a stones throw from the Bolivian border. Canon 5D Mark II with 24-105mm L Lens My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. All images and writing are copyright © Bob Wickham. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.
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Tornado touching down on the Bolivian Altiplano
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