Archive for 'Birds'
Grand Canyon South Rim Side Trip
Las Vegas to Grand Canyon, approximately 4:15 to either the north or south rim of the canyon. The south rim is the more common destination, and is what I was thinking of as a side trip from Las Vegas, but the north rim is an interesting alternative which fits right into the Southern Utah itinerary. […]
Posted: August 1st, 2019 under Animals, Birds, Camping, Day Trip, Family, Google Earth, GPS, Hiking, Mapping, Travel, Treking, Utah.
Tags: Aliciya, Camping, Christina, Day Trip, Family, Hiking, Southern Utah Itinerary, Travel
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Cerro Pirapi and Pirapi Chico Necropolis and Fortress
About halfway between Caquiaviri and the Bolivia/Chile border at Charaña are two hills on which the ancients chose to build a necropolis and a fortress. I haven’t had the chance to fully explore these hills, but even the short visits I have made to this area have been very interesting. Even without climbing the hills you […]
Posted: February 20th, 2015 under Altiplano, Archeology, Birds, Bolivia, Churches, Day Trip, Google Earth, GPS, Hiking, La Paz, Mapping, South America, Travel.
Tags: Alexandra, Altiplano, Bolivia, Church, Day Trip, Google Earth, GPS, Hiking, La Paz, Larry, Mapping, Tatyana, Travel
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Cordillera de Sama Biological Reserve (Reserva Biológica Cordillera de Sama)
There are many incredible biological reserves and national parks in Bolivia which are relatively little known. Somehow, those seem to be the ones I usually get to. The Cordillera de Sama Biological Reserve sits on the edge of the altiplano, above Tarija. We were driving to Tarija in March, 2013 and took the opportunity to […]
Posted: October 21st, 2013 under Altiplano, Birds, Bolivia, Churches, Google Earth, GPS, Hiking, Mapping, South America, Tarija.
Tags: Aliciya, Altiplano, Bolivia, Google Earth, GPS, Myrna, Travel
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Lago Chungara
Lago Chungara is just across the border into Chile at 14,600 feet of altitude. In fact, you will be at the lake before you pass through Chilean immigration. The lake, set among volcanoes, is spectacular and thus often photographed. You should make a point of looking to the south for Nevado Guallatiri (sometimes Guallatire or Wallatiri), a 19,918 […]
Posted: September 28th, 2013 under Altiplano, Birds, Bolivia, Chile, Sajama National Park, South America, Travel.
Tags: Altiplano, Bolivia, Chile, Mountains, Travel
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Pampas Day 1: Arrival, The Camp, Introduction to the River
It takes almost an hour to fly the 150 miles from La Paz to Rurrenabaque. Alternatively, you could drive. The road is almost twice as long, at 270 miles, but is reportedly pretty poor and slow going. Still, it would be an adventure. Flying is an adventure, too. Not the adventure it used to be, […]
Posted: September 2nd, 2013 under Beni, Birds, Bolivia, South America, Travel.
Tags: Aliciya, Bolivia, Christina, Family, Tatyana, Travel, William
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A Day on the River
First full day on the river in Santa Rosa, Beni, Bolivia. We went upriver this morning, seeing lots of common caimanes, black caimanes, turtles, squirrel monkeys, capuchin monkeys, many different species of birds and pink dolphins. Our destination was a large, deep pool in the river where the pink dolphins rest and care for their […]
Posted: August 11th, 2013 under Birds, Bolivia, Family, South America.
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Condors!
One of the great things about Bolivia is that wherever you go, even if it is not where you wanted or intended to go, you will likely find excitement of some sort. Twice now I have tried to find my way to Laguna Arkhata, nestled as it is in the upper folds of the skirt […]
Posted: March 17th, 2013 under Birds, Bolivia, Day Trip, Flowers, GPS, Hiking, La Paz, Mapping, South America, Travel.
Tags: Birds, Bolivia, Condors, Day Trip, Eagles, Flowers, GPS, Hiking, La Paz, Larry, Mapping, Mountains
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