Monthly Archives: January 2011
COCA-COLA’S KINGDOM
(Version française plus bas) A family-size soda bottle on the dinner table is to Andean countries (Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador) what a bread-basket is to France: nearly essential. Among other carbonated drinks, Fanta, Sprite and some local fluorescent sodas. But one … Continue reading
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STAR WARS (SW 8/8)
(Version française plus bas) Quebradas (ravines). Ollague, an active volcano on the Chilean border. El Salar, a salt desert that gives the incredible illusion of islands flying in the sky. Islands that look like spaceships coming straight from Star Wars. … Continue reading
SO…, SO RED!! (SW 4/8)
(Version française plus bas) La Laguna Colorada, or Red Lake. Hues of dark pink or red, depending on the light, caused by some microorganisms that live in the water. Definitely a highlight of the trip. TELLEMENT…, TELLEMENT ROUGE!! (SW 4/8) … Continue reading
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UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTERS (SW 3/8)
A fox. A viscacha. An ostrich. Rencontres inattendues. Un renard. Un viscache. Une autruche.
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SUNRISE IN THE ANDES (SW 2/8)
(Version française plus bas) Sunrise over the Andes. At this altitude (over 4,000m above sea level), puddles of water have frozen overnight. Dried out lake that looks like a lunar crater. In this cold, windy vastness, there is always a … Continue reading
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VASTNESS OF THE SOUTHWEST (SW 1/8)
(Version française plus bas) Bolivia. Southwest circuit. Amazing landscape, all the more extraordinary due the vastness of it. San Pablo de Lipez, a village made of dirt. Llamas and sheep all around. A corridor of dormant volcanoes. A lake yielding … Continue reading
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