Monthly Archives: September 2011

Cactus Island

Somewhere in the middle of the Uyuni salt lake stands the Island of Incahuasi. Some [...]

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El Salar – The great Salt Lake

Million of years ago, a part of the Pacific Ocean found itself cut away and [...]

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The train cemetery

Except for the enormous Salt Lake, there isn´t much to see in Uyuni. Except maybe [...]

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When I grow older …

… I will join the Army.  (taken in La Paz’s Plaza de Armas. This post [...]

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At the market in La Paz

The market of La Paz is endless, a bit of a Ali Baba cavern. All [...]

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The road to La Paz

Today, a bus took us from Lake Titicaca to the city of La Paz, Bolivia. [...]

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Lake Titicaca

Uros, Amanti and Taquile sound like names of Antiquity Gods. Yet they are the names [...]

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The streets of Aguas Calientes

There are no cars in Aguas Calientes, but the streets are so full of life.  [...]

The high plains

A 9 hours bus trip with touristic stops brought us from Cusco to Lake Titicaca. [...]

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Machu Picchu – The climb of Huayna Picchu

So we finally made it to Machi Picchu. I won’t show the classic panorama pictures, [...]

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