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The Altiplano is a high andean plateau shared by Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Perú. It is home to countless salt-flats – the most popular being Uyuni in Bolvia – and active volcanoes.

Full moon rising above Piedras Rojas

Breathing Space

01/12/2020

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Interaction with other human beings had been limited for the past eight days. We were going south on isolated roads alongside the chilean/bolivian border. We  passed few trucks carrying their heavy loads, blowing huge clouds of black smoke and some of their drivers raising their hands to greet us. We bought coca leaves from an old woman selling goods on the plazas of otherwise lifeless pueblos high in the Andes. And we handed worn bills to men selling fuel from big blue barrels in the backyards of their small houses. Only few words were exchanged. The Altiplano is a quiet place.

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Volcanoes reflected in a lake at sunset.

Back from the Altiplano

08/07/2016

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Last year in March I visited the Altiplano - the andean high plateau shared by Argentina, Bolivia and Chile - and returned deeply impressed. I had an incredibly productive time up there, being treated to one crazy sunset after the other.…

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Sunset over Salar de Surire

The End of All Light

22/07/2015

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I had already learned about what locals call the 'Bolivian Winter' during my first visit to the chilean Altiplano. Back then my hopes of doing some nighttime photography in San Pedro de Atacama were crushed by clouds and rain. One day we…

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  • Africa
    • Morocco
    • Namibia
      • Etosha National Park
      • Namib-Naukluft National Park
    • South Africa
      • Dwesa Nature Reserve
      • Table Mountain National Park
  • Antarctica
    • Port Lockroy
  • Asia
    • India
      • Khangchendzonga National Park
  • Central America
    • Nicaragua
      • Reserva Biológica Indio Maíz
  • Europe
    • Austria
      • Nationalpark Hohe Tauern
    • Iceland
      • Vatnajökull National Park
    • Italy
      • Parco Naturale Fanes-Senes-Braies
      • Parco Naturale Tre Cime
    • Norway
      • Senja
    • Spain
      • Asturias
  • Oceania
    • New Zealand
      • Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park
  • South America
    • Altiplano
    • Argentina
      • Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
      • Parque Nacional Perito Moreno
    • Chile
      • Parque Nacional Lauca
      • Parque Nacional Torres del Paine
      • Reserva Nacional Las Vicuñas
    • Colombia
      • Parque Nacional El Cocuy
      • Parque Nacional Natural Tayrona
    • Patagonia
    • Perú
      • Zona reservada Cordillera Huayhuash

Mountains

  • Alps
    • Dolomites
      • Tre Cime di Lavaredo
    • Hohe Tauern
    • Niedere Tauern
    • Totes Gebirge
  • Andes
    • Cordillera Huayhuash
    • Cordillera Occidental
      • Arintica & Pukintika
    • Cordillera Paine
      • Cuernos del Paine
      • Torres del Paine
    • Cordillera Patagónica
      • Cerro Hermoso
      • Cerro Torre
      • Fitz Roy
      • Monte San Lorenzo
    • Cordillera Vilcanota
      • Vinicunca
    • Sierra Nevada del Cocuy
  • Cape Fold Belt
    • Table Mountain
  • Himalayas
    • Kabru South
    • Kangchenjunga
  • Southern Alps
    • Aoraki/Mount Cook

Tags

B-Sides & Snapshots Black&White Clouds Conservation Deserts Expedition Goecha La Trek Landscapes Leftovers Long Exposure Moonrise Mountainscapes news Nightscapes Northern Lights Reflection Seascapes Square Startrails Sunrise sunset Trekking Wildlife

About

Joerg Bonner is a landscape photographer from Austria. On his quest to escape everyday life, he sets out to capture nature in its purest moments. His images speak of adventure and freedom, and are inspired by the untouched, the unknown and the unexpected.

About

Joerg Bonner is a landscape photographer from Austria. On his quest to escape everyday life, he sets out to capture nature in its purest moments. His images speak of adventure and freedom, and are inspired by the untouched, the unknown and the unexpected.

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