Gudrun's photos with the keyword: Sur Chichas

Tupiza (2850m) in SW Bolivia has a pleasant climate and is surrounded by dramatic canyons with eroded red rock pillars. Quebrada de Palala is one of them, it's usually dry except in the rainy season when it carries a tributary to Tupiza river. Tupiza (2850m) in SW Bolivien hat ein angenehmes Klima und ist von dramatischen Canyons mit erodierten roten Felsnadeln umgeben. Die Quebrada de Palala ist einer davon, der die meiste Zeit trocken ist, aber in der Regenzeit einen Nebenfluss zum Rio Tupiza führt.

Viewpoint over Rio Tupiza on RN 14 (1st inset). A bit further on they were working on widening the road- the diversion was through the river bed (see insets). Nowadays the days of gravel are gone- RN 14 is asphalted all the way to the border at Villazón/ La Quiaca. HFF everybody!

Supposedly Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid were shot and buried in San Vicente, a zinc and silver mining town situated at 4498m in SW Bolivia. content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1951085,00.html Deutsch: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Vicente_(Potos%C3%AD) HFF everybody!

The area around Tupiza has spectacular quebradas and erosion landscapes (also see inset photo)

The unsurfaced toll road connecting Tupiza (2965m) and the mining town of San Vicente (4498m) is used by lorries - compared to other roads in the area it is in very good condition! The first inset shows the continuation of the road up to ca. 4000m at Cerro Huaynacancha, the photos were taken at appr. 3700m. Die Schotterstrasse zwischen Tupiza (2965m) und der Bergwerksstadt San Vicente (4498m) kostet Gebühr und ist für dortige Verhältnisse sehr gut ausgebaut, da sie von Lastwagen befahren wird. Das erste PiP zeigt den Strassenverlauf hinauf auf ca. 4000m beim Cerro Huaynacancha, die Fotos wurden auf ca. 3700m Höhe gemacht.

Oreocereus trollii is a cactus growing in Northern Argentina and Bolivia at altitudes of 3000-4000m. It can grow up to 50cm tall, is covered in (hard) white "wool" and has very sharp yellowish thorns. This photo was taken on the Tupiza-San Vicente road at El Sillar at appr. 3700m.

In thinly populated SW Bolivia filling stations are very rare. Cars need to carry their petrol on the roof, refuelling is done as seen in the photo. After 3 days of bumpy tracks one of the canisters started leaking and needed to be emptied.