Trepidation, by Nilla Palmer

October 01, 2012   |   2 Comments

Exploring this tiny village in Tupiza’s outskirts, this little girl’s innocence attracted my gaze as she wondered carefully by, watching all the way. This area’s legend entails Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid with beautiful rugged mountains to conceal any eluding bank robber.

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Opposites Attract, by Nilla Palmer

September 04, 2012   |   3 Comments

The world’s largest salt flat at 10,582 sq kilometers (elevation of 3,656 meters above sea level) is located near the crest of the Andes. In July last year, an abundance of snow from the Andes melted down and covered this stunning expansive area to become a massive surreal lake replacing the barren parched wasteland.

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Cactus Island Glimpse, by Nilla Palmer

April 27, 2012   |   3 Comments

From within a tiny dark cave on Cactus Island, a crack reveals glimpses of the salt flat typically dry this time of year. Heavy snowfalls and melting ice covered this expansive 10,582 square km (4,086 sq mi) vista turning this elevated parched terrain into a perfect symmetrical lake.

Contestant | April '12, Travel Photography Read more

Kids in Uros, by Yasuteru Kasano

February 27, 2011   |   1 Comment

Uros is a floating island in Lake Titikaka at 3810 meters above sea level on the border of Peru and Bolivia. Families are living there strongly by harvesting totora, an aquatic plant used to make their floating islands. In there kids always have much energy. When I was visiting , kids in Uros were looking [...]

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