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Category Archives: Photography
Full Moon in Cochabamba
All photos were taken on Plaza 14 de Septiembre in Cochabamba, Bolivia. Obviously, anyone with a tripod could do a better job. If you want to know when the next full moon is, just ask one of the Incas. They … Continue reading
Color Copies
The way this sign has been hand-painted, somewhat askew and oblique, may give an indication as to how the advertised color copies will be produced. (Photographed in Calle Sucre in Cochabamba, Bolivia.)
A Bird on top of the Bird
The big one is the Andean condor from the Bolivian coat of arms. The small bird is thinking: “You may be big and strong and famous, but I am free to fly wherever I want.” (Photographed at Plaza 14 de Septiembre … Continue reading
Where can you still find Postcards?
To add an element of crowdfunding to this blog, I promised a postcard from South America to every contributor. Only when the first donations came in, I realized how hard it has become in 2016 to find postcards. Only 10 … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, History, Photography, Travel
Tagged Cochabamba, crowdfunding, postcards
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The Road to Adventure
Photographed near San José de Chiquitos in Bolivia.
On the Orient Express in Bolivia
Long-term readers are already aware of it: the railroad is my favorite means of transport. So you can imagine my excitement when I read that Bolivia has an Orient Express: the Expreso Oriental from Santa Cruz to Quijarro on the border with Brazil. The excitement grew … Continue reading
Posted in Bolivia, Photography, Travel, Video Blog
Tagged San Jose de Chiquitos, Santa Cruz, train
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Catching Dinner is a Lonely Job
(Seen at Capo Milazzo in Sicily on 28 December 2013.)
Photo Studio in Bolivia
Around the office in Cochabamba, where I have to go every month to extend my Bolivian visa, there are all kinds of merchants and service providers: food, drinks, copies, foreign currencies, pens, flight tickets, you can get anything here. And for those who … Continue reading
Video Blog: Victory Party of the NO campaign in Bolivia
Going for a walk in Cochabamba last night, a few hours after the polls had closed, I came past Plaza de las Banderas where a small group of supporters of the NO campaign, the campaign against granting President Evo Morales of Bolivia the … Continue reading
Evo, don’t take it personally.
Photographed in Cochabamba on the day of the referendum, in which a majority of Bolivians rejected a constitutional amendment that would have allowed President Evo Morales to run for a fourth consecutive term: “Evo, I love you. Forgive me.”
