Bolivia (1995): Ascents in the Cordillera Real
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Views over La Paz.
Valle de la Luna near La Paz.
Views of the Altiplano.
At Lake Titicaca.
Tiwanaku, a
pre-Columbian archeological site near lake Titicaca:
- Kalasasaya
entrance.
- Ponce monolith (3.5m high) standing in the Kalasasaya
court.
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- Fraile monolith.
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Cemetery north of La Paz.
Kunturiri (or Condoriri) massif, a group of several peaks in the
Cordillera Real. At the center of the picture is the massif′s highest
peak (5648m), also called Kunturiri, which means ″head
of the condor″. On the two sides of the peak are Ala Izquierda and Ala Derecha, the two wings of the condor.
Loading llamas before going to base
camp.
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Ascents of Piramide
Blanca (5230m), Eslovenia (5381m), and Pequeno Alpamayo (5370m), three peaks located on the east of the Kuntiriri peak.
View of the final ridge of Pequeno Alpamayo.
View from the summit of Alpamayo.
View of Pequeno Alpamayo
from Piramide Blanca.
Huayna Potosi (6088m).
Early morning start to climb Huayna
Potosi.
At the summit of Huayna Potosi on a
cloudy day.
Illimani (6438m) seen from the road from la Paz.
Rural landscape and people on the lower
slopes of Illimani.
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During the ascent of Illimani.
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At the summit of Illimani.
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