10 Uses of trekking poles Trekking Pole Chair There’s a couple of ways you can turn your trekking poles into a comfy seat. If you’re backpacking (every ounce counts) you can prop your pack against your poles to create a nice backrest. It’s a little comfier than leaning against a tree and the likelihood of [...]
WHAT IS ACUTE MOUNTAIN SICKNESS AMS?
Acute mountain sickness or altitude sickness is a disease caused by physiological reactions of the human body resulting from exposure to low oxygen pressure. SO WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE OXYGEN IN ALTITUDE? The surrounding air in the atmosphere is composed of only 21% oxygen at sea level with an atmospheric pressure of 760 mmHg, while [...]
HOW TO READ CLOUDS
In the Andes the weather is an important factor, the season with the most stable weather is between May and November, which is the recommended season to enjoy our mountains. However even in these seasons the weather can become unpredictable due to the climate change that has affected the ecosystems, so it is important to [...]
WHAT IS AN AVALANCHE?
An avalanche is a mass of snow that slides rapidly down an inclined slope, such as a mountainside or the roof of a building. Avalanches are triggered by either natural forces (e.g. precipitation, wind drifting snow, rapid temperature changes) or human activity. In mountainous terrain, they are among the most serious hazards to human life [...]
SALAR DE UYUNI 3 DAY TOUR & CLIMB TUNUPA
Tunupa volcano is an semi extict volcano but it’s beauty lie on it’s Summit due it’s multicolored cráter that you can see on the top and of course the breathtaking view of the salt dessert is just something that only some people have seen, for this reason for people who love and admire nature, photography [...]
SALAR DE UYUNI & COLORED LAGOONS 3 DAY TOUR
Join us in Uyuni Bolivia in order to admire the sweeping views of the world's largest salt flats: Salar de Uyuni (Uyuni Salt Flats) and explore the dramatic southwest full of striking landscapes of snow-caped volcanoes, colored lagoons, barren deserts and native wildlife. Along the way, explore Incahuasi Island with its giant cacti, Red Lagoon [...]
SALAR DE UYUNI Full Day tour
Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni is considered one of the most extreme and remarkable vistas in all of South America, if not Earth. Stretching more than 4,050 square miles of the Altiplano, it is the world’s largest salt flat, left behind by prehistoric lakes evaporated long ago. Here, a thick crust of salt extends to the [...]
Tiwanaku Full Day tour / HD half Day tour
Short Itinerary: La Paz – Tiwanaku - La Paz Highlights: Sun Gate, Kalasasaya Temple, Akapana Pyramid, Puma Punku temple * (only on a full day tour) This archaeological site of Tiwanaku is a little over 70 km west from the city of La Paz towards the border town of Desaguadero. Tiwanaku (also spelt Tiahuanaco and [...]
Wrestling Cholitas
Itinerary: La Paz - Cable Car - El Alto - La Paz Highlights: Wrestling cholitas demonstration , talk with the cholitas Women perform wearing traditional Bolivian dress featuring long braided hair, bowler hats and puffy, multi-layered skirts. Once a derogatory term for indigenous or mixed heritage girls, the word “Cholita” has come to have positive [...]
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