Bolivia. Desert and Volcanoes

The tour took us through a gravel desert road amidst volcanoes, geysers, lakes, and rocky valleys. We saw the Ollague volcano and the Licancabur volcano, visited the volcanic geyser zone "Sol de Mañana" and bathed in hot springs nearby...

 On the second day of our jeep tour, early in the morning, we drove along a desert road to the first volcano. Before that, we stopped near a railway track that was built to connect to Chile but is now disused... 

  Then we reached the active volcano Ollague.... 

  That day, we also stopped by lakes to observe flamingos and have lunch...

  The route traversed through picturesque landscapes with multicolored volcanic mountains towering over 5000 meters high, then headed towards the Eduardo Abaroa National Reserve. Here lies the Stone Tree, a natural formation of petrified volcanic lava eroded by wind and rain (volcanic ignimbrite)...

 Near that place, we saw rodents from the genus Viscacha...

 Afterwards, we reached the most important place of the second day - Laguna Colorada...

  The third day of the tour began with a visit to the volcanic geysers zone "Sol de Mañana" (Morning Sun). Here, at an altitude of 4850 meters, lies a basin of geysers with boiling mud pots, fumaroles, and thick sulfuric steam emitting a strong aroma. This area is characterized by intense volcanic activity...

 A bit further along, we stopped to bathe in the thermal springs... 

   After spending about an hour at the thermal springs, we continued our journey. Our next stop was in the Salvador Dalí Desert... 

 Indeed, the desert was very similar to the landscapes of the artist...

  Here we also saw a desert fox...

  We then reached the Green Lake, which actually didn't look green that day... The green color of this lake is due to high concentrations of lead, sulfur, and calcium carbonate...

  From here, there is a view of the Licancabur volcano (5960 meters)...

  After the Green Lagoon, part of the group went to Chile, while we headed to Uyuni. On the way back, we stopped at a natural park to observe vicuñas and llamas...

 The last stop was the Alley of Rocks, formed from petrified volcanic lava... Here we walked through Catal Canyon to observe llamas and birds...

  Afterwards, we stopped in one of the villages for lunch, then headed towards Uyuni, where our tour began. We arrived around six in the evening, having traveled almost 1000 kilometers over three days, mostly off-road. We saw many incredibly interesting and diverse natural landscapes and observed their inhabitants. Upon arrival, we immediately went to buy tickets for the night bus to La Paz..