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Día del Mar

25/03/2013 – 17:42
Día del Mar in La Paz, Bolivia

On March 23rd, the Bolivians commemorate the defeat in the War of the Pacific (1879), which was led against Chile (which started the war after a bilateral agreement was allegedly broken by Bolivia). It´s the day of the death of the Bolivian martyr Eduardo Abaroa, who is mostly known for his last words: “Surrender to read more »

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Once upon a time

15/03/2013 – 16:55
Chacaltaya

Once upon a time (Chacaltaya, Bolivia, 2013) – Once upon a time there was a glacier here. It served with its small ropeway as the highest ski slope in the world (according to the locals), being located at 5300 m.a.s.l. Now, even during the rainy season it doesn´t get covered by snow. Nope, the global climate read more »

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Privacy

13/03/2013 – 23:46
privacy

Privacy (Bolivia, 2009) – Travelling is something special – you come for the first time to interesting places with different cultures, architecture and people. Everything is new and fascinating – so fascinating, that many forget that they´ve got human beings with the same rights in front of them. Just imagine: You are sitting on your read more »

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A pot full of gold

11/03/2013 – 14:18
rainbow_la_paz

A pot full of gold (Bolivia, 2013) – The light conditions in La Paz are always special due to the fact that it lies at 3600 m.a.s.l., but the rainbow seen on the photo resulted to be really intense. Additionally, it seemed to start/ end at the Muela del Diablo (Devil´s Tooth), a popular hiking read more »

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The blockade

08/03/2013 – 17:21
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The blockade (Bolivia, 2011) – Women blocking a street during a community protest in La Paz. All residents were asked to contribute to it by the decision of the neighborhood council, but some decided to send their employees instead.

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Climbing II

07/03/2013 – 15:11
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Climbing II (Bolivia, 2013)

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Climbing

06/03/2013 – 14:43
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Climbing (Bolivia, 2013)

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Four beer + two glasses of wine = Sailing boat

05/03/2013 – 16:33
ORP Chmurka

ORP Chmurka (Bolivia, 2013) To buy a sailing boat isn´t an easy everyday decision and generally you´ll drink after signing the contract. In my case it started slightly different. I met a guy from Bremen (Germany) during a party in Bolivia. He was about to leave the country and had to face one last problem: read more »

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UF(S)O

04/03/2013 – 17:59
polonez

UF(S)O (Bolivia, 2013) The story of this photo reassembles   the stories about UFO sightings – many claim to have seen one, but no one was able to take a really good picture. There might be many witnesses, but without proof only view will believe them. To this day I didn`t see any convincing proof for read more »

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The Serere Bird

01/03/2013 – 16:15
Serere

Serere (Bolivia, 2013) – The Serere (Opisthocomus hoazín) is a very interesting bird. To this day scientists haven´t been able to relate it with other living birds giving it its own family (for one bird!). Some see similarities to the prehistoric birds. The fact that it flies for short distances with the grace of a read more »

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