bolivia – Posts from the Edge

A masked fighter dressed as a convict gives me the evil eye at a wrestling match in La Paz, Bolivia.

Bolivia, La Paz, El Alto

Ancient paintings at the Inka Mach’ay cave, Bolivia.

Bolivia, Sucre, Inka Mach’ay cave

Eagle Rock in the Valle de Rocas (Valley of Rocks) near Uyuni in Bolivia.

Bolivia, Valle de Rocas, Eagle Rock

The crimson waters of Bolivia’s Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), a shallow salt lake in the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve.

Bolivia, Laguna Colorada

Performers at the Carnaval de Oruro in Bolivia

Bolivia, Oruro, Carnaval de Oruro

Traditional, lethal-looking shoes with spurs worn during the Pujllay Festival in Tarabuco, Bolivia.

Bolivia, Tarabuco, Pujllay Festival

The grey marks in the rock are dinosaur footprints, and are over 65 million years old. The footprints are found in Cal Orck’o, the main attraction at Parque Cretácico near Sucre, Bolivia.

Bolivia, Sucre, Parque Cretácico

When I crossed the border from Peru to Bolivia, this sign painted on the wall of a public toilet was the first thing I saw.

Bolivia and Peru, border crossing

A jester sprays a masked fighter with shaving foam at a wrestling match in La Paz, Bolivia.

Bolivia, La Paz, El Alto

Dried llama foetuses are offered for sale in the witchcraft market in La Paz, Bolivia.

Bolivia, La Paz

Bolivia’s Sol de Mañana (Morning Sun) is a geothermal field.

Bolivia, Sol de Mañana

The Árbol de Piedra (stone tree) is an isolated rock formation in Bolivia’s Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve

Bolivia, Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve

The reflective surface of the Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Bolivia, Salar de Uyuni

A devilish statue in the mines of Cerro Rico, Potosí, Bolivia

Bolivia, Potosí, Cerro Rico mine

Rusting locomotives in the Cementerio de Trenes (Train Cemetery) in Uyuni, Bolivia

Bolivia, Uyuni, Cementerio de Trenes