Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year Taken |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Snow-capped Illimani (6402m) overlooks La Paz. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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The Valley of the Moon is a region of miniature eroded canyons near La Paz. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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Rocks eroded by water and wind. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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Deep canyons with plant life. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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Cacti are native to the Americas. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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Cacti. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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Cactus in flower. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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Coloured mountains. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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Lunar-like valley. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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Oasis. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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Red and green rocks. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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Colourful rocks. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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View of the valley. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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Eroded landscape. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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Unique scenery. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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Eroded rocks. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Valley of the Moon |
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Pinacle. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Tiahuanaco was the capital of a pre-Inca empire that ruled the area between 600 and 1200. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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The civilisation collapsed when the lake level dropped. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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The site is very extensive. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Templete Subterraneo |
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The Templete Subterraneo is a red sandstone pit, 26m by 28m. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Templete Subterraneo |
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The interior of Templete Subterraneo. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Templete Subterraneo |
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Carved sandstone stele. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Templete Subterraneo |
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The outer walls are adorned with carved stone heads. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Templete Subterraneo |
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Carved face. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Templete Subterraneo |
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Small carved face. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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El Fraile stele. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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The Gateway of the Moon. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Kantatayita |
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Kantatayita is a plain strewn with carved monoliths. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Kantatayita |
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Carved monolithic stone. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Kantatayita |
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One of the many carved blocks. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Akapana Pyramid |
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The Akapana Pyramid is 16m high and 200m2 in area. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Akapana Pyramid |
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Much of the stone was used by the Spanish to build churches. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Akapana Pyramid |
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The base of the pyramid. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Akapana Pyramid |
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Water chanel. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Kalassaya |
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The Kalassaya is a ritual platform. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Kalassaya |
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The entrance to Kalassaya, the largest structure in Tiahuanaco (130m by 120m). |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Kalassaya |
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The Kalassaya is famous for its intricately fitted walls. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Kalassaya |
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The wall and drainage system. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Kalassaya |
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The Ponce stele. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Kalassaya |
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Detail of the Ponce Stele. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Kalassaya |
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The Gateway of the Sun. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Kalassaya |
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The Gateway of the Sun is carved from a single block of stone and weighs 44 thousand kg. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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The village church has many statues from Tiahuanaco. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Tiahuanaco |
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Dramatic clouds. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Plaza 14 September |
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Cochabamba is located in a fertile valley at 2000m and has a mild climate. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Plaza 14 September |
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Plaza 14 September is the central square. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Plaza 14 September |
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Aymara women wear straw hats in the Cochabamba valley. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Plaza 14 September |
Cathedral |
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The Cathedral dates from 1571. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Plaza 14 September |
Cathedral |
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The interior. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Plaza 14 September |
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The plaza is shady. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Plaza 14 September |
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The square is surrounded by colonial buildings. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Plaza 14 September |
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Aymara woman. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Plaza 14 September |
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Two women. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Plaza 14 September |
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Aymara woman. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Plaza 14 September |
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Quechua woman. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Church of Santo Domingo (1795). |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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The blue El Hospicio Church dates from 1875. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Portales Palace |
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Portales Palace was built by Simon Patiño, a tin baron. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Portales Palace |
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The palace was built in the early 20th century. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Portales Palace |
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Stucco decoration. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Portales Palace |
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Stucco wall. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Portales Palace |
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The Moorish style interior. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Portales Palace |
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Office. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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The main entrance of the Church of San Fransisco (1581). |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Museums |
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The Ten Commandments written in a Bolivian pictographic script from Lake Titicaca. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Museums |
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The Nativity painted in Bolivian style with the Gateway of the Sun and llamas. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Museums |
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Bolivian style painting of the life of Jesus. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Museums |
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Bolivian style Mary and Joseph. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Museums |
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Pan pipes from c300. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Museums |
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Seal for making patterns in cloth from the Yuracare people. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Museums |
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Fossil of a cayman. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Museums |
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Trilobite. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Market |
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The market in the centre of the city. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Market |
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Women buying bananas in the city market. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Market |
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Two girls at a fruit juice stand. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Market |
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Two Aymara women. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Market |
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Quechua family. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Market |
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Shoppers. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Market |
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Woman with child. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Market |
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Aymara shoppers. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Market |
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Woman with wheel barrow. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Market |
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Lemon seller. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Market |
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The busy market. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Market |
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Butcher. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Market |
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Woman with basket. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Market |
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Juice seller. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
Market |
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Banana seller. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba |
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Small communities are reached by light planes. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba Valley |
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Cochabamba is set in a wide, fertile valley. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba Valley |
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The valley is wide and fertile around Cochabamba. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba Valley |
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The valley is well watered. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba Valley |
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Small town in the valley. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba Valley |
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Hamlet in the valley. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba Valley |
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The spectacular Tototoro region from the Cochabamba Valley. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba Valley |
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Parts of the region are desolate. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba Valley |
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Sandy coloured rocks. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba Valley |
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The region is isolated. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba Valley |
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Dramatic scenery. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Cochabamba Valley |
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Some communities are only reachable by foot or light plane. |
1994 |