Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)
My first sight of this group was a couple lying in the dirt road! Completely chilled and did not bother to get up…
Junellia pappigera
Junellia pappigera is a decorative plant in or out of bloom. I guess many rock-garden enthusiasts would like it in…
Junellia pappigera
In certain areas junellia pappigera is very common and you'll see both color variants. Altitude: 4232 metres. Native…
Crested Duck (Lophonetta specularioides)
Here at the Laguna Cañapa the ducks were not at all disturbed by humans, and I could get quite close to this crested…
Golden-spotted Ground Dove (Metriopelia aymara)
Due to the midday sun, the light is very hard, and the golden spots on the wing barely visible. The morning or evening…
Lobelia oligophylla
Lobelia oligophylla grows alongside the springs, streams, rivers and some lagoons. Altitude: 4131 metres. Native range…
Calandrinia acaulis
Calandrinia acaulis grows alongside the springs, streams, rivers and some lagoons. Altitude: 4131 metres. Native range…
Patosia clandestina
Patosia clandestina is a common plant that makes huge, dense mats around the springs, streams, rivers and some areas of…
Laguna Cañapa
Only a tiny speck of snow is left on the mountain, but in the winter even Laguna Cañapa is sometimes covered with snow…
Laguna Cañapa
The color of the water in Laguna Cañapa looks so temptingly blue and fresh, but it is most likely undrinkable to…
Laguna Hedionda
Laguna Hedionda was by far the most abundant with flamingos. Altitude: 4126 metres. -21.573056,-68.038611…
James’s Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)
When their food, algae, is getting scarce on the shallows, they venture out as deep as needed to get to where the algae…