Part Two

  1. Galleries
  2. Land Photos
  3. South America
  4. Bolivia
  5. 2017-03 Bolivia #1 with Joseph Van Os Photo Safaris
  6. Part Two
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  • San Juan del Rosario
    San Juan del Rosario
    Bolivia, March 11, 2017
    2017-03-12#0676
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Flower
    Unknown Flower
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#8497
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Flowers
    Unknown Flowers
    Possibly the same flower as previous, just fully open.
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#8516
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Plant
    Unknown Plant
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0682
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Plant
    Unknown Plant
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0684
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Copana fruit
    Copana fruit
    Cumulopuntia boliviana
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0686
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Baccharis sp
    Baccharis sp
    Baccharis specie maybe.
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0689
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Baccharis specie flowers
    Baccharis specie flowers
    Best guess id.
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0716
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Baccharis specie flowers
    Baccharis specie flowers
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#8501
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tomb Artifacts
    Tomb Artifacts
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0696
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tomb
    Tomb
    Tombs built with local tufa rocks.
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0700
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mummy
    Mummy
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0702
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mummy & Artifacts
    Mummy & Artifacts
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0705
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Junelia specie maybe
    Junelia specie maybe
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0720
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Variable Hawk
    Variable Hawk
    Buteo polyosoma - not a great angle, but the white tail with a black band is the distinctive characteristic.
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#8506
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tomb
    Tomb
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0729
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Ants
    Unknown Ants
    Similar in size to our local Red Harvester ants.
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#8507
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Flowering Cushion Plant
    Flowering Cushion Plant
    Pycnophyllum molle - probably a different specie with smaller flowers.
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0733
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Flowering Cushion Plant
    Flowering Cushion Plant
    maybe Pycnophyllum molle.
    Tiwanaku Aymara Cemetery, San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#8509
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain-side Fences
    Mountain-side Fences
    San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0743
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Quinoa
    Quinoa
    This plant grows well at these high altitudes.
    San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0749
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Quinoa
    Quinoa
    One of several colors.
    San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#8520
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Quinoa
    Quinoa
    San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#8521
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Flowers
    Unknown Flowers
    San Juan del Rosario, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#8518
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salar de Chiguana
    Salar de Chiguana
    We had a salar on each side of the road, this on the south.
    San Juan del Rosario to Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0756
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salar de Uyuni
    Salar de Uyuni
    On the north side of the road.
    San Juan del Rosario to Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0758
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Roadside Reflection
    Roadside Reflection
    San Juan del Rosario to Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0759
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Photo Stop
    Photo Stop
    San Juan del Rosario to Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0761
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Borax
    Borax
    Rio Grande, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0780
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Vicunas
    Vicunas
    Vicugna vicugna - a large family group.
    Rio Grande to Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2013
    2017-03-12#0781
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Power Lines
    Power Lines
    Rio Grande River, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0793
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rio Grande River
    Rio Grande River
    Appears to be a normally shallow river.
    Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0796
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bridge
    Bridge
    The bridge suggests that the river can flow heavily at times.
    Rio Grande River, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0797
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lunch
    Lunch
    Wives of two of the drivers prepared us some very nice, midday meals.
    Rio Grande River, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0802
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Clouds over Salar de Uyuni
    Clouds over Salar de Uyuni
    Contributing to some very nice conditions for the next day's photography.
    Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0808
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steam Train Wheels
    Steam Train Wheels
    Where old steam trains were sent at the end of their lives.
    Cemetario de Trenes, Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0813
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steam Train
    Steam Train
    I would have liked to stay longer, but a rain storm arrived shortly after we arrived here.
    Cemetario de Trenes, Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0816
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steam Train
    Steam Train
    Being made of poor quality steel or the salt of the plateau has resulted in rapid rusting.
    Cemetario de Trenes, Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0821
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steam Train
    Steam Train
    Graffiti, some very artistic is abundant on the old trains.
    Cemetario de Trenes, Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0822
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steam Train Wheels
    Steam Train Wheels
    Cemetario de Trenes, Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0823
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steam Train
    Steam Train
    Cemetario de Trenes, Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0825
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steam Train
    Steam Train
    Cemetario de Trenes, Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0827
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steam Train
    Steam Train
    Cemetario de Trenes, Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0828
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steam Train Wheels
    Steam Train Wheels
    Cemetario de Trenes, Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0829
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steam Train Wheels
    Steam Train Wheels
    Cemetario de Trenes, Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0833
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Flowers
    Unknown Flowers
    The last photo here as I rushed to the vehicle to get out of the approaching rain.
    Cemetario de Trenes, Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0836
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Flooded Street
    Flooded Street
    Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0840
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Door
    Door
    Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0847
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Door
    Door
    Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0848
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Store
    Store
    A hardware store.
    Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0851
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Street Market
    Street Market
    Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0853
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Auto Supply
    Auto Supply
    Our driver picked some oil here.
    Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0865
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Girl
    Girl
    She disappeared quickly after the photo.
    Auto Supply, Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0866
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Eggs & More
    Eggs & More
    Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0875
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salt
    Salt
    From the nearby salar.
    Colchani, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#0879
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Reception
    Reception
    Most of the hotel is constructed of salt blocks from the nearby salar.
    Hotel de Sal Luna Salada, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#2612
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lounges
    Lounges
    Numerous lounges along the hall to the dining room.
    Hotel de Sal Luna Salada, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#2613
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dining
    Dining
    Salt block columns, walls, table and a salt floor.
    Hotel de Sal Luna Salada, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 12, 2017
    2017-03-12#2615
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Before Dawn
    Before Dawn
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#0886
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Before Dawn
    Before Dawn
    The moon, salt piles and a rental vehicle that I asked to move for the sake of subsequent photos.
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#0891
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salt Piles
    Salt Piles
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#0895
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salt Piles
    Salt Piles
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#0897
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salt Piles
    Salt Piles
    Early morning light starting to color the salt piles.
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#0911
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Volcano Tunupa
    Volcano Tunupa
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#0933
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Reflection
    Reflection
    After breakfast, we started a 60 mile drive across the salar.
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#0951
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salt Sculpture
    Salt Sculpture
    Hotel Playa Blanca, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#0954
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hotel Playa Blanca
    Hotel Playa Blanca
    No longer a hotel, but a stop during the day.
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#0956
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Photo Safari Vehicle
    Photo Safari Vehicle
    We drove in shallow, salty water the entire day on the salar.
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#0972
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salt Polygons & Reflection
    Salt Polygons & Reflection
    The salar got even more interesting when these formations appeared.
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#0977
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salt Polygons & Reflection
    Salt Polygons & Reflection
    The polygons formed when the salar is very dry.
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#0979
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salt Polygons & Reflection
    Salt Polygons & Reflection
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#0985
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salt Polygons & Reflection
    Salt Polygons & Reflection
    The polygons were different as we crossed the salar.
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#0989
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Photo Safari Vehicle
    Photo Safari Vehicle
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#0997
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salt Polygons & Reflection
    Salt Polygons & Reflection
    My favorite polygon area.
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salt Polygons & Reflection
    Salt Polygons & Reflection
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1011
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pascana Tree Cactus
    Pascana Tree Cactus
    Echinopsis atacamensis ssp pasacana - abundant only on this island in the middle of the salar.
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pascana Tree Cactus
    Pascana Tree Cactus
    Echinopsis atacamensis ssp pasacana
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1029
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pascana Tree Cactus
    Pascana Tree Cactus
    Echinopsis atacamensis ssp pasacana
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Copana
    Copana
    Cumulopuntia boliviana - the only other type of cactus on the island.
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#8535
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Salty Engine
    Salty Engine
    It was no wonder that one of our 5 vehicles developed an electrical problem from all the salt.
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1037
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Unknown Flowers
    Unknown Flowers
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1038
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cactus Wood Doors
    Cactus Wood Doors
    Echinopsis atacamensis ssp pasacana
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1041
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Dark-winged Canastero
    Dark-winged Canastero
    Asthenes arequipae, female.
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#8536
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Steep Trail & Tim
    Steep Trail & Tim
    Paul and I made the hike all the way around this very rough, steep island trail.
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1046
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Trail View
    Trail View
    As difficult as the trail was, the views were worth every step.
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1048
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Top of the Island View
    Top of the Island View
    The reward for doing the hard hike.
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1056
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Coral Arch
    Coral Arch
    No idea why this name is given.
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1063
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1066
    Larry L. Jackson
  • View
    View
    For me, these views were spectacular.
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1072
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-hooded Sierra-Finch
    Black-hooded Sierra-Finch
    Phrygilus atriceps - with nesting material.
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#8553
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-hooded Sierra-Finch
    Black-hooded Sierra-Finch
    Phrygilus atriceps - on a precarious perch.
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#8563
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Greenish Yellow-Finch
    Greenish Yellow-Finch
    Sicalis olivacens
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#8558
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Signs
    Signs
    No 'dirty water' or peeing in the salar.
    Isla Incahuasi, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1079
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Refelction & Salt Polygons
    Refelction & Salt Polygons
    As we drove the 60 miles back to our hotel.
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1088
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Photo Stop
    Photo Stop
    This sort of stop justified hauling the wet boots to Bolivia.
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1095
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sun Reflection
    Sun Reflection
    The strong sunlight caused the bubbles to form on the water.
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1108
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Acrobats
    Acrobats
    No idea what this was for.
    Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1124
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Flags
    Flags
    A brisk wind in front of a rain storm had the flags flying.
    Hotel Playa Blanca, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1129
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Interior
    Interior
    Enterprising people have food and drink available in the defunct hotel.
    Hotel Playa Blanca, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1131
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sundown
    Sundown
    Great sky in front of the coming rain.
    Hotel Playa Blanca, Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia, March 13, 2017
    2017-03-13#1160
    Larry L. Jackson