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Subject: [OM] Re: [Photo] Colonia del Sacramento
From: "Wayne Culberson" <waynecul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 16:33:28 -0400



> I'm very envious of your many trips to Bolivia, Wayne.

I always enjoy going. The photo opportunites are a plus as well, although 
not the primary reason for going.

>You might enjoy
> the cementerio de trenes more than you expect to.

Lots of rust I suspect. I have a brother in law who is a train fanatic. I've 
been thinking of getting some pics for him.

> I had not planned to
> visit it, and only wanted to spend an afternoon in Uyuni before moving
> on, but I was there at the time of the presidential election which meant
> that most transport was not running.  >

Dealing with road blocks, airport strikes, etc., seems like par for the 
course the last few years. I don't think there has been one trip of the last 
5 or 6 trips that we haven't had to deal with these.

> The salar is more spectacular to look at but more difficult to get good
> photos of (I found) - it's huge, white and flat which is hard to get an
> interesting shot of!  This is about the best shot I got (taken with a
> digital c*non, sorry...)
>
> http://www.world-traveller.org/site/Image:SA-D-2470.jpg

I have trouble getting the horizon straight sometimes too :-)  :-)

>
> If you haven't been down to the south west before, I'd also recommend
> visiting the Lagunas Verde and Colorada, and the Arbol de Piedra, on the
> other side of the salar from Uyuni.  Some OM pics:
>
> http://www.world-traveller.org/site/Image:SA21-S18-09.jpg
> http://www.world-traveller.org/site/Image:SA22-S19-05.jpg
>
Nice pictures. Hopefully we can take this area in as well.

Thanks,
Wayne 

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