Achachila Mayor: el Illimani
Posted on July 17, 2018
Achachila: To locals, the high mountain peaks are more than just breathtaking natural phenomena. Known as achachilas in Aymara and apus in Quechua, they’re also considered living beings inhabited by powerful spirits. As controllers of weather and the source of vital irrigation water, these mountain gods must be appeased with constant offerings and worship, since if angered they’re liable to send hailstorms, frost or drought to destroy crops.
Uyuni: a monochrome essay
Posted on July 12, 2018
El Salar de Uyuni: salt flats, lakes, lava formations and volcanoes.
Uyuni is a region in the south west of Bolivia, bordering Chile, average altitude is 4640 metres over sea level.
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Lagunas part 2
Posted on July 4, 2018
Some high altitude lakes, surrounded by salt deserts and extinct volcanoes…
Isla Incahuasi – Salar de Uyuni
Posted on June 20, 2018
Once an ancient lake the ‘Salar de Uyuni’ was formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes. It is covered by a few meters of salt crust, which has an extraordinary flatness with the average elevation variations within one meter over the entire area of the Salar. The crust serves as a source of salt and covers a pool of brine, which is exceptionally rich in lithium. It contains 50% to 70% of the world’s known lithium reserves,which is in the process of being extracted. The large area, clear skies, and exceptional flatness of the surface make the Salar an ideal object for calibrating the altimeters of Earth observation satellites. (Wikipedia)
Incahuasi has a total area of 24.62 hectares (61 acres) and hosts gigantic cacti (Trichocereus pasacana). There are unusual and fragile coral-like structures and deposits that often consist of fossils and algae. The place is the top of the remains of an ancient volcano, which was submerged when the area was part of a giant prehistoric lake, roughly 40,000 years ago.
