Southern Bolivia: Around to Tupiza

Around the town of Tupiza are landscapes characterized by dramatic red escarpments with strange rock formations: the quebradas, normally dry but susceptible to flash flood runoff from sudden cloudbursts.

A nice 5 km hike is the walk into Quebrada de Palala with its jagged rock formations and cacti. Further afield, about 10 km, is the appropriately named Quebrada Seca (= dry) with great views.

From Tupiza the road continues north, along small villages and across rivers, leading high up to Potosí at over 4000 m.

	Railroad in Palala, Tupiza	Quebrada de Palala, Tupiza	Quebrada de Palala	Cacti, Quebrada de Palala
	Near Quebrada Seca, Tupiza	View to Quebrada Seca	Boy selling food in Tupiza	Bus station in Tupiza
	Village in south Bolivia	Village of Cotagaita	Between Cotagaita and Vitiche	River crossing, Vitiche

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