13-Day Photography Workshop in Bolivia

• Duration: 13 days
• Activities: Hiking, Sight Seeing, Cultural Activity, Photo Tours, Photo Workshop
• Difficulty: Easy
• Minimum age: 18 years.
• Languages: English
• Highlights:

  The Altiplano, Collao, Andean Plateau or Bolivian Plateau, in west-central South America, is the area where the Andes are the widest. It is the most extensive area of high plateau on Earth outside Tibet.

  Starting in the region of Lake Titicaca, the altiplano extends southward in an opening between two branches of the southern Andes, at an average altitude of about 12,500 feet.

  Bolivia Altiplano,

  Salar de Uyuni, amid the Andes in southwest Bolivia, is the world’s largest salt flat. It’s the legacy of a prehistoric lake that went dry, leaving behind a desertlike, nearly 11,000-sq.-km. landscape of bright-white salt, rock formations and cacti-studded islands. Its otherworldly expanse can be observed from central Incahuasi Island. Though wildlife is rare in this unique ecosystem, it harbors many pink flamingos.

  Bolivia Salt Flats,

  La Paz, in Bolivia, is the highest administrative capital in the world, resting on the Andes’ Altiplano plateau at more than 3,500m above sea level. It stretches to El Alto city in the highlands, with snow-capped, 6,438m-high Mt. Illimani as its backdrop. The city's dramatic setting can be taken in during rides on Mi Teleférico, the aerial cable car system.

  La Paz,

  The Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana is a 16th-century Spanish colonial shrine that houses the image of the Virgin de Copacabana.[1] It is located in the town of Copacabana, Bolivia on the shores of Lake Titicaca near the Altiplano region. Our Lady of Copacabana is the patron saint of Bolivia.

  Constructed at the foot of a small steep hill, sacred to the Inca and known as the Temple of Sun, it remains as one of the two principal sacred places of importance to the indigenous peoples and Catholics alike. The other is the Virgin of Urkupiña near Cochabamba, Bolivia.

  Catedral de la Virgen de la Candelaria,

  Lake Titicaca, straddling the border between Peru and Bolivia in the Andes Mountains, is one of South America's largest lakes and the world’s highest navigable body of water. Said to be the birthplace of the Incas, it’s home to numerous ruins. Its waters are famously still and brightly reflective. Around it is Titicaca National Reserve, sheltering rare aquatic wildlife such as giant frogs.

  Lake Titicaca,

  Isla del Sol is a Bolivian island in Lake Titicaca. It’s crossed by trails and known for Inca sites like Pilko Kaina, with its ruined palace. In nearby Yumani village, the Escalera del Inca is a staircase leading to a spring once believed to prolong youth. In the north, near Challapampa village, are the labyrinth-like Chincana ruins. The Roca Sagrada is a large rock said to be the birthplace of the first Incas.

  Isla Del Sol,

  Challapampa is a small town in Bolivia. In 2009 it had an estimated population of 435. It is located on Isla del Sol.

  Challapampa,

  Uru Uru Lake is a lake in the Oruro Department in Bolivia. It is fed by the Desaguadero River and the Jach'a Jawira. It is situated at an elevation of 3,686 m, its surface area is 214 km².

  The lake is formed by the flow of the Desaguadero River at its mouth into Lake Poopó, over the extensive sedimentation known as "Santo Tomás" from the small hermitage found there that was completely inundated. The formation dates to 1962. The river connects Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopó.

  The lake is a tourist attraction for boating and fishing, as it contains a large number of fish.

  Oruro is located very near the shore, and is an industrial mining center.

  During a long drought in 2016, the lake lost almost all of its water. This was described by local media and experts as an environmental catastrophe caused by several factors, including climate change and the use of water for mining.

  Uru Uru,

  Salar de Uyuni (or Salar de Tunupa) is the world's largest salt flat, at 10,582 square kilometers (4,086 sq mi). It is in the Daniel Campos Province in Potosí in southwest Bolivia, near the crest of the Andes and is at an elevation of 3,656 meters (11,995 ft) above sea level.

  The Salar was formed as a result of transformations between several prehistoric lakes. It is covered by a few meters of salt crust, which has an extraordinary flatness with the average elevation variations within one meter over the entire area of the Salar. The crust serves as a source of salt and covers a pool of brine, which is exceptionally rich in lithium. It contains 50% to 70% of the world's known lithium reserves. The large area, clear skies, and exceptional flatness of the surface make the Salar an ideal object for calibrating the altimeters of Earth observation satellites. Following rain, a thin layer of dead calm water transforms the flat into the world's largest mirror, 129 kilometres (80 miles) across.

  The Salar serves as the major transport route across the Bolivian Altiplano and is a major breeding ground for several species of flamingos. Salar de Uyuni is also a climatological transitional zone since the towering tropical cumulus congestus and cumulonimbus incus clouds that form in the eastern part of the salt flat during the summer cannot permeate beyond its drier western edges, near the Chilean border and the Atacama Desert.

  Salar de Uyuni,

  Colchani (Potosí) is a small town in Bolivia. In 2009 it had an estimated population of 611.

  Colchani,

  Isla Incahuasi, Inkawasi or Inka Wasi (Quechua Inka Inca, wasi house, "Inca house") is a hilly and rocky outcrop of land and former island in Bolivia situated in the middle of Salar de Uyuni, the world's largest salt flat, at an elevation of 3,656 meters (11,995 feet). It is located in the Potosí Department, Daniel Campos Province, Tahua Municipality, Yonza Canton. Isla Incahuasi is the Spanish name where isla means island, Inca stands for Inca, and huasi is derived from the Quechua word wasi meaning house.

  Incahuasi has a total area of 24.62 hectares (61 acres) and hosts gigantic cacti (Trichocereus pasacana) and a tourist center. There are unusual and fragile coral-like structures and deposits that often consist of fossils and algae. The place is the top of the remains of an ancient volcano, which was submerged when the area was part of a giant prehistoric lake, roughly 40,000 years ago.

  Isla Incahuasi,

  Isla del Pescado, Isla de los Pescadores or Cujiri is a hilly and rocky outcrop of land in the middle of Salar de Uyuni – a salt flat situated in the Daniel Campos Province, Tahua Municipality, Caquena Canton, Bolivia.

  Isla del Pescado,

  Cañapa Lake is an endorheic salt lake in the Potosí Department of southwestern Bolivia. It is located on the Bolivian Altiplano. Its surface area is 1.42 km².

  Cañapa Lake,

  Laguna Colorada is a shallow salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano of Bolivia, within Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve and close to the border with Chile.

  Laguna Colorada,

  Sol de Mañana is a geothermal area in Sur Lípez Province in the Potosi Department of south-western Bolivia. It extends over 10 km², between 4800m and 5000m in altitude. This area is characterized by intense volcanic activity and the sulphur springs field is full of mud lakes and steam pools with boiling mud.

  Sol de Mañana Geysers,

  Salvador Dalí Desert, also known as Dalí Valley, is an extremely barren valley of southwestern Bolivia, in the Potosí Department. It is entirely contained within the borders of Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve and is characterized by landscapes that resemble surrealist paintings by Salvador Dalí.

  Salvador Dalí Desert,

  In the Andean landscape are drawn clouds of steam to flush with water of a lagoon. At the foot of a hill, a natural pool called "Chalviri" is. The cold temperature of its contents contrasts with thermal waters emanating from the volcano Polques creating a view worthy of admiring. It is so referred to this tourist destination as the "baths of Polques", located to the West of the village of Chalviri, to the East of our country.

  The area of the cordillera of the Andes in Bolivia presents interesting geological manifestations, including volcanic activity. As a result of the latter there are the hot springs of Polques, where – at approximately seven o'clock in the morning- You can take a bath in which the temperature of 29 degrees (centigrade) and the high content of minerals in the water can relieve the symptoms of arthritis and rheumatism.

  Several tour companies offer packages for the reserve Eduardo Abaroa and other tours that include a visit to these hot springs. In the vicinity there is a restaurant and health services, Yet some travelers carry food and recommended to bring warm clothing as the weather is cold.

  POLQUES HOT SPRINGS – POTOSI,

  Laguna Verde is a high-altitude salt lake in southwest Bolivia, known for its green color. It sits at the foot of 2 volcanoes, Licancabur and Juriques, which straddle the border with Chile. Laguna Blanca, white in color, is separated from Laguna Verde by a narrow isthmus. The surrounding Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve of Andean Fauna features hot springs plus vicuñas, condors and several species of flamingo.

  Laguna Verde,

  San Pablo de Lípez is a small town in the Potosí Department of Bolivia. It is the seat of the Sur Lípez Province and of the San Pablo de Lípez Municipality.

  San Pablo De Lipez,

  Tupiza is a town in southern Bolivia set amid rugged desert landscapes and red rock formations in the Tupiza River Valley. Trails lead up Cerro Corazón de Jesús and Cerro La Cruz for hilltop views of the town. Tupiza's many markets include the huge Mercado Negro. Infamous outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were said to have been killed near San Vicente, to the northwest.

   

  Tupiza,

  The Bolivian Palace of Government, better known as Palacio Quemado, is the official residence of the President of Bolivia. It is located in downtown La Paz on Plaza Murillo, next to the La Paz Cathedral and across from the Bolivian legislature.

  Palacio Quemado,

  Potosí is a capital city and a municipality of the Department of Potosí in Bolivia. It is one of the highest cities in the world at a nominal 4,090 metres (13,420 ft). For centuries, it was the location of the Spanish colonial mint.

  Potosí lies at the foot of the Cerro de Potosí —sometimes referred to as the Cerro Rico ("rich mountain")— a mountain popularly conceived of as being "made of" silver ore that dominates the city. The Cerro Rico is the reason for Potosí's historical importance since it was the major supply of silver for Spanish Empire until Guanajuato in Mexico surpassed it in the 18th century.

  The silver was taken by llama and mule train to the Pacific coast, shipped north to Panama City, and carried by mule train across the isthmus of Panama to Nombre de Dios or Portobelo, whence it was taken to Spain on the Spanish treasure fleets. Some of the silver also made its way east to Buenos Aires, via the Rio de la Plata.

  Cerro de Potosí's peak is 4,824 metres (15,827 ft) above sea level.

  Potosi,

  Cerro Rico, Cerro Potosí or Sumaq Urqu is a mountain in the Andes near the Bolivian city of Potosí. Cerro Rico, which is popularly conceived of as being "made of" silver ore, was famous for providing vast quantities of silver for Spain during the period of the New World Spanish Empire.

  Mt.Cerro Rico,

  Sucre is a city in the southern highlands of Bolivia. The whitewashed Casa de la Libertad, where Bolivia’s Declaration of Independence was signed, houses galleries related to the city's past as the national capital. Also on Plaza 25 de Mayo, the main square, is the Catedral Metropolitana, an ornate colonial church. Nearby is the Museo Universitario Charcas USFXCH, featuring religious artifacts and contemporary art.

  Sucre

• 2-3 Professional photo guides (depending on group size)

• All Transportation

• Double occupancy accommodation in hotels

• All breakfasts, lunches and dinners

• Water on the bus/jeeps

• Oxygen tank in every car (in case someone gets sick from altitude)

• All boat tours

• Airport Pickup

• Alcohol, snacks and beverages

• Visas

• Travel Insurance

• Airfare and flights

• After you signup, we’ll send you a recommended camera gear and packing list. Please pay special attention to things that we say are absolutely required.

If you cancel and the Workshop is otherwise filled, we will refund you the full amount you have paid towards the tuition, minus a $300 service charge. If you cancel and the Workshop does not fill, then you will be refunded according to the following schedule, based on the full fee of the Workshop:

Greater than 60 days from the start date of the Workshop: full refund minus $300 fee.
45 days or more: 75% refund
30 days or more: 50% refund
Less than 30 days: no refund

Refunds will be paid by the same method that the original payment was made. Refunds will be initiated within 72 hours of the time that the request is approved.

We highly recommend that you get a travel and medical insurance. Your own domestic medical insurance and private health scheme will not cover you whilst you are overseas.

The tour will always dependent on weather, as the weather can be highly unpredictable.