Bolivian Rail Freight

Cycled through a small Bolivian village of Julaco and saw this ruptured water tank. Beneath the ice, which somehow seems to capture the poetic grandeur of steam, two llamas nervously discuss the possible consequences of the latest regulatory review. Will they escape with a mere shearing or will they be expected to make a personal appearance on the menu in order to satisfy their owners´ reasonable needs?

Salta, Argentina to Uyuni, Bolivia

July 8th 2006
"His cheeks were red, roughned by the wind, which for ten long hours had massaged his cheeks. Drops of water trickled from his hair. He had emerged from the night like a sewer-worker coming up out of his manhole, with his heavy boots, his leather jacket, and his forehead-plastered hair, blinking like an owl." (Southern Mail by Antone de Saint-Exupery) Felt a bit like this yesterday when Alain an ... read more

South America » Bolivia » Potosí Department » Uyuni

Bolivia, named after independence fighter Simon BOLIVAR, broke away from Spanish rule in 1825; much of its subsequent history has consisted of a series of nearly 200 coups and counter-coups. Comparatively democratic civilian rule was established in 1... ... read more

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