Samos - Sept 2008

Vespa Orientalis - 8cm

a nice souvenir on my ankle ..

Chile and Bolivia by bus ..

Bolivia - play it !!

24 days around Chile and Bolivia

Starting from ..
Santiago --> Arica --> Putre

Citta' di Putre ( ..el pueblo)

Lauca National Park

..Vicugnas ..

..Llamas..

PARINACOTA pueblo - 4392 m

Pachamama = "Mother Earth" is a goddess revered by the indigenous people of the Andes.
In Inca mythology Pachamama is a fertility goddess who presides over planting and harvesting. She causes earthquakes. Llamas are sacrificed to her. After conquest by Catholic her image was masked by the Virgin Mary.

Since Pachamama is a "good mother", people usually toast to her honor before every festivity, in some regions by spilling a small amount of chicha on the floor, before drinking the rest.
This toast is called "challa" and its made almost everyday.

So ;) .. Cheers! to Pachamama .. !!









Gregorio e il suo Mate' ... il + buono .. in tutta Parinacota !!

la Scuola Elementare

CHUNGARA lake - 4500 m altitude

Alpacas

Custom / dogana - si entra in Bolivia

..i_locals..

Bolivia --> we're going to La Paz ..

El Alto - high La Paz city - 4150 m

..pollution..

La Paz is located in the valley of the Andes. You can see in front of the city the famous mountain called " Illimani" (guardian of La Paz)

Rapinatori o ..

Lustrascarpe ??

Il Referendum di riconferma a Evo Morales

Play it !!

I "Micro" - La Paz Public transport !!

Il Museo della COCA

Artigianato e pozioni magiche.. di tutto e di + ..

.. i locals ..
.. e la Piazza..

Sucre - Capitale Costituzionale

-> Play it <-

.. i suoi Mercati

la carne

la frutta

la verdura

e le macedonie con yogurt !!

partite in piazza ..

il football

Votazioni - il referendum : tutto fermo aspettando x la riconferma !!

Il Salar de Uyuni : la più grande distesa salata del mondo -

Deserto di sale di 12.000 km² con 10 miliardi di tonnellate di sale

I cactus de "Isla del Pescado"

San Juan Hostel

Laguna Hedionda - 4025 m

Pink Flamingos

upwards .. Colorade Lagoon - 4278 m

and much upwards .. Gaysers - 4900 m altitude

in .. to the Wild ..

--> .. back to Chile ..

San Pedro di Acatama - Acatama Desert

la Valle della Luna

.. by bicycle - 45 km up and down ..































































































Calama e la miniera di rame - Chuquicamata

Santiago de Chile

Valparaiso

Pablo Neruda

ed infine ..

la Palta..

La Bolivia - play it-