The Altiplano, far south west Bolivia

In the far south-west of Bolivia, on the high Altiplano, at a height of over 4000 metres, is a flat region of spectacular, surreal and treeless landscapes, offset by hills and high volcanoes on the border with Chile: Mt Ollagüe is a huge andesite stratovolcano in the Andes, with an elevation of 5,868 metres. It is a remote and very sparsely populated region; there are various lakes, the breeding ground of flamingoes, and the bleak Reserva Eduardo Avaroa with its desert landscapes and weird rocks, blasted by the sand into fantastic shapes, like the "Arbol de Piedra" (Stone tree), a spectacular example of wind erosion. The only vegetation seems to be a type of moss called "Yarreta". The "vizcacha", a long-tailed rodent related to the chinchilla, is native to this land.

	Ruta de Las Joyas	View to Mt Ollagüe	Ollagüe on the Chilean border	Laguna Cañape
	Laguna Cañape	Flamingoes, Laguna Cañape	Laguna Hedioda	Laguna Honda
	Reserva Eduardo Avaroa	"Yarreta" moss	Vizcacha	Arbol de Piedra

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