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Showing posts with label Laguna. Show all posts
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Monday, February 4, 2013

Laguna Colorada y Laguna Verde, Altiplano

This is a repost, to illustrate a side by side comparison between the two lakes in the Altiplano region of Bolivia.

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Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon) contains algae and other minerals that gives it a reddish color
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Laguna Verde (Green Lagoon) contain copper that gives it a greenish color.  These lakes are in close proximity of each other and located 4,300 meters or 13,000 feet above sea level.

Thursday, January 31, 2013

More Bolivian Landscape Photography

More Surreal Landscapes.  When the trip started I had little knowledge about Bolivia and what little did i expect.  But as we got closer towards the border crossing into Bolivia, my curiosity sank in.  I had never heard of the Salt Flats.

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Another gorgeous scenery of the salt lakes, but this time this one is Laguna Colorado (Red Lagoon) with a pair of Lamas in the foreground.  Combined with the deep blue sky, the reddish tone of the lake, and the encrusted lake bed,  there is nothing but absolute clarity that lies in plain sight.  Its natural wonder escapes you.

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Snow caped peaks and piercing blue sky in the midst of its desolate surroundings gives a unique to Bolivian landscape.

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And then there are these cactus islands in the Salt Flat region in Bolivia.

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Strange, out the world, and mind boggling , nothing i had ever seen compares to this.