La Paz, Bolivia
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The city of La Paz, Bolivia as seen from El Alto overlooking the city with Mount Illimani in the background. Approximate altitude at this location is 13,300 feet. Mount Illimani is 25 miles southeast of the city of La Paz and climbs to 21,194 feet.
Lago Titticaca, on the border between Bolivia and Peru is the highest commercially navigable lake in the world and sits at an altitude of 12,500 feet. In the background is what I believe is Mount Chachacomani climbing to an altitude of 19,928 feet.
The city of La Paz, Bolivia, as seen through a saddle from above the city from the Valle de la Luna.
Valle de la Luna or Valley of the Moon.
David Presnell and his daughter Arianna with the Valle de la Luna in the background.
David Presnell and Arianna at a peak overlook in the Valle de la Luna.
Valle de la Luna and slightly off-center in the far background, a local Bolivian native on one of the peaks, playing his flute. The flute music wafted hauntingly through the crags and peaks of the valley of the moon.
Valley of the Moon with a native Bolivian flute player perched high on one of the peaks in the background.
Greg Kendrick in his trek through the Valley of the Moon.
Dave and Arianna
Our local Bolivian flute player perched perilously on one of the peaks in the Valley of the Moon.
Mount Illimani, 21,194 feet above sea level. The camera view is from 13,300 feet from above the city of La Paz, Bolivia.
Nuestra Señora de La Paz (Spanish: la ˈpas; English: Our Lady of Peace; Aymara: Chuquiago Marka or Chuqiyapu) is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department, and the second largest city (in population) only after Santa Cruz de la Sierra. It is located in the western part of the country in the department of the same name It is located at an elevation of 3,650 m (11,975 ft) above sea level, making it the world's highest "de facto" capital city, or administrative capital. (courtesy of Wikipedia)
