Archive for 'Altiplano'
Sajama and the “Geysers” – Sajama National Park, part 2
Nuestra Señora de la Natividad, in Sajama (See Getting to Sajama National Park, part 1 of this series, for the route to the park and sites along the way.) The Bell Tower of Nuestra Señora de la Natividad, with Tata Sajama in the background The sight to see in Sajama town is the chapel. The […]
Posted: October 16th, 2012 under Altiplano, Bolivia, GPS, Mapping, Sajama National Park, Travel.
Tags: Bolivia, Mapping, Mountains, Swimming, Travel
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Getting to Sajama National Park
The Sajama National Park was the first protected area created in Bolivia (in 1939), and it’s easy to see why. The park is a spectacular swath of altiplano, centered on the Nevado Sajama, the highest mountain in the country. It includes pampas and bofedales, lagunas and glaciers, hot springs and geysers, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, flamingos, […]
Posted: October 11th, 2012 under Altiplano, Bolivia, Day Trip, GPS, La Paz, Mapping, Sajama National Park, South America, Travel.
Tags: Aliciya, Bolivia, Church, Mountains, Myrna, Tatyana, Travel
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Preserving Colonial Churches
A week ago Friday, Tatyana and I were privileged to be part of a new project the Embassy is financing. Under the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation, the Embassy will help to restore five colonial-era chapels in the Curahuara de Carangas region of Oruro Department. Two years ago the embassy financed the restoration of six […]
Posted: September 9th, 2012 under Altiplano, Bolivia, Day Trip, GPS, Mapping, Travel.
Tags: Altiplano, Assistance, Bolivia, Churches, Day Trip, Larry, Mapping, Tatyana
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