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The most photogenic places: The Salar de Uyuni is very photogenic, both in composition with off-road or when it is under water and the surrounding mountains are reflected in it. Then the Licancabur volcano reflected in the Verde Lagoon. Then the incredible panorama of La Paz with Mount Illimani in the background. The most photogenic scenery: In general, almost all lagoons and salaries on the Altiplan are very photogenic in composition with flamingos or llamas vicuñas.

For most travelers, the original inhabitants are very interesting, especially when they are still dressed in traditional, beautifully colored costumes.

Indians, unlike other ethnic groups, are generally reluctant to take pictures. So many photographers solve it with a large zoom, ie. shooting from a distance. However, it depends on your morale whether you use this and do not ask in advance. At festivals and fiestas, when everything is very colorful, photography is much easier.

The Altiplalan lagoons have the most beautiful color when light falls on them perpendicularly / around noon /. It can be seen beautifully, for example, at the Colorado Lagoon

A large zoom is also worthwhile on the Altiplan lagoons, if you want to take pictures of flocks of shy flamingos or llamas vicuñas

If you would like to try to take pictures of the night sky with the Milky Way, the Bolivian altiplane is free of light smog and very dry air. Here you will see the most stars in the world.

** Spanish, Aymara, Quechua **

Dozens of Native American languages from the Amazon.

** Spanish ** (basics is enough) is crucial for travelers, although you don't even have to speak it in the countryside or in more remote places. You can speak with ** English ** only occasionally.

Latin alphabet

Bolivia, with its large area and only 10.5 million inhabitants, is one of the countries with the lowest population density per square kilometer in the world. You can therefore experience a completely deserted landscape here.

Bolivia has the largest percentage, about 60%, of the native Indian population of all of South America. The most are ** Ajmar and Quechua **. The half-breed makes up about a third of the population. The rest are descendants of European emigrants.

Almost all the inhabitants are Christians. However, there are many original Native American traditions and rituals that have blended into Christianity over the centuries.

Time shift is –4: 00 hours from GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). There is not the so-called „summer“ time.

• 6: 00 hours in summer, –5: 00 hours in winter.

Volts: 230V Frequency: 50Hz Socket type: A / C (A is compatible with US plugs, C is compatible with European single / no pin / plugs)

The official Bolivian tourist site HERE.