Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna)

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

Junellia pappigera is a decorative plant in or out of bloom. I guess many rock-garden enthusiasts would like it in…


Junellia pappigera

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)

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)

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

Lobelia oligophylla grows alongside the springs, streams, rivers and some lagoons. Altitude: 4131 metres. Native range…


Calandrinia acaulis

Calandrinia acaulis

Calandrinia acaulis grows alongside the springs, streams, rivers and some lagoons. Altitude: 4131 metres. Native range…


Patosia clandestina

Patosia clandestina

Patosia clandestina is a common plant that makes huge, dense mats around the springs, streams, rivers and some areas of…


Laguna Cañapa

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

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

Laguna Hedionda was by far the most abundant with flamingos. Altitude: 4126 metres. -21.573056,-68.038611


James’s Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus jamesi)

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…