-
Flamingos feed on the algae-rich waters of Laguna Colorada. The distinctive red colour of this high altitude lagoon is due to the high concentration of algae whilst deposits of borax form a white fringe to the lake. Colorada is the biggest nesting site of the rare James flamingo and also hosts large concentrations of Chilean and Andean flamingos.
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingos feed in the algae-rich waters of Laguna Colorada. The distinctive red colour of this high altitude lagoon is due to the high concentration of algae whilst deposits of borax form a white fringe to the lake. Colorada is the biggest nesting site of the rare James flamingo and also hosts large concentrations of Chilean and Andean flamingos.
Rights-Managed
-
A group of tourists walk along the fringe of Laguna Colorada. The distinctive red colour of this high altitude lagoon is due to the high concentration of algae whilst deposits of borax form a white fringe to the lake. Colorada is the biggest nesting site of the rare James flamingo and also hosts large concentrations of Chilean and Andean flamingos.
Rights-Managed
-
From the observation hut you can watch flamingos feed on the algae-rich waters of Laguna Colorada. The distinctive red colour of this high altitude lagoon is due to the high concentration of algae whilst deposits of borax form a white fringe to the lake. Colorada is the biggest nesting site of the rare James flamingo and also hosts large concentrations of Chilean and Andean flamingos.
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingos feed on the algae-rich waters of Laguna Colorada. The distinctive red colour of this high altitude lagoon is due to the high concentration of algae whilst deposits of borax form a white fringe to the lake. Colorada is the biggest nesting site of the rare James flamingo and also hosts large concentrations of Chilean and Andean flamingos.
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingos feed in the algae-rich waters of Laguna Colorada. The distinctive red colour of this high altitude lagoon is due to the high concentration of algae whilst deposits of borax form a white fringe to the lake. Colorada is the biggest nesting site of the rare James flamingo and also hosts large concentrations of Chilean and Andean flamingos.
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingos feed on the algae-rich waters of Laguna Colorada. The distinctive red colour of this high altitude lagoon is due to the high concentration of algae whilst deposits of borax form a white fringe to the lake. Colorada is the biggest nesting site of the rare James flamingo and also hosts large concentrations of Chilean and Andean flamingos.
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingos feed on the algae-rich waters of Laguna Colorada. The distinctive red colour of this high altitude lagoon is due to the high concentration of algae whilst deposits of borax form a white fringe to the lake. Colorada is the biggest nesting site of the rare James flamingo and also hosts large concentrations of Chilean and Andean flamingos.
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingos feed on the algae-rich waters of Laguna Colorada. The algae give the lake its distinct red colour. Around the fringes lie deposits of white borax. Laguna Colorada is the single biggest nesting site of the rare James flamingo,and also has large concentrations of Andean and Chilean flamingos.
Rights-Managed
-
The striking turquoise waters of Laguna Verde with the perfect cone of Volcan Licancabur 5868 m rising above it. The distinctive green colour of the water is due to the high concentration of arsenic and other minerals.
Rights-Managed
-
The striking turquoise waters of Laguna Verde. The distinctive green colour of this high altitude lagoon is due to the high concentration of arsenic and other minerals in the water.
Rights-Managed
-
The striking turquoise waters of Laguna Verde with the perfect cone of Volcan Licancabur 5868 m rising above it. The distinctive green colour of the water is due to the high concentration of arsenic and other minerals.
Rights-Managed
-
Tourists enjoy sundowners while looking out across the endless salt crust of the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world at over 12,000 square kilometres.
Rights-Managed
-
Two tourists walk across the endless salt crust of the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world at over 12,000 square kilometres.
Rights-Managed
-
A tourist vehicle crosses the endless salt crust of the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world at over 12,000 square kilometres.
Rights-Managed
-
A tourist sits on top of a massive wind-eroded boulder that rises above the altiplano close to Laguna Turquiri
Rights-Managed
-
Arbol de Piedra or Stone Tree is a massive wind-eroded boulder,8 metres high that rises above the altiplano
Rights-Managed
-
Arbol de Piedra or Stone Tree is a massive wind-eroded boulder,8 metres high that rises above the altiplano
Rights-Managed
-
View across the great white expanse that is the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world,towards village of Coquesa and towering above it the extinct volcano,Cerro Tunupa 5432m. The lines on the slopes of Tunupa are drystone walls or pircas.
Rights-Managed
-
A striking cactus,local legend says tha cacti with arms are female,and those with a single trunk are male
Rights-Managed
-
A striking cactus in the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve - local legend says that cacti with arms are female and those with a single trunk are male.
Rights-Managed
-
-
Peru, A seasonal lake on the altiplano of the high Andes between Arequipa and the Colca Canyon affords good grazing for alpacas.
Rights-Managed
-
A guest sits by her tent at Explora's camp at the village of Tahua on the northern shore of the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world at over 12,000 square kilometres.
Rights-Managed
-
Tourists on Explora's Traversia of southern Bolivia enjoy breakfast in the sun at Explora's camp at the village of Tahua on the northern shore of the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world at over 12,000 square kilometres.
Rights-Managed
-
Tourists on Explora's Traversia of southern Bolivia enjoy breakfast in the sun at Explora's camp at the village of Tahua on the northern shore of the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world at over 12,000 square kilometres.
Rights-Managed
-
The sun sets behind the Andes,seen from the endless salt crust of the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world at over 12,000 square kilometres.
Rights-Managed
-
The sun sets behind the Andes,seen from the endless salt crust of the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world at over 12,000 square kilometres.
Rights-Managed
-
Two tourists walk across the endless salt crust of the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world at over 12,000 square kilometres.
Rights-Managed
-
Two tourists walk across the endless salt crust of the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world at over 12,000 square kilometres.
Rights-Managed
-
The endless salt crust of the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world at over 12,000 square kilometres.
Rights-Managed
-
Guests on the Explora Traversia of southern bolivia enjoy lunch set out on the salt crust of the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world at over 12,000 square kilometres.
Rights-Managed
-
Stone cairns mark the safe entry point for vehicles onto the salt crust of the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world. Driving onto the salt anywhere else risks becoming bogged down to the axles.
Rights-Managed
-
A tourist vehicle drives through surface water lying on top of the salt crust on the Salar de Coipasa
Rights-Managed
-
A tourist vehicle drives through surface water lying on top of the salt crust on the Salar de Coipasa
Rights-Managed
-
View across the great white expanse that is the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world,towards the distant Andean peaks.
Rights-Managed
-
View across the great white expanse that is the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world,towards the distant Andean peaks at sunset.
Rights-Managed
-
View across the great white expanse that is the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world,towards the distant Andean peaks at sunset.
Rights-Managed
-
View from the top of Isla de Pescado (Fish Island) across the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world.
Rights-Managed
-
View from the top of Isla de Pescado (Fish Island) across the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world.
Rights-Managed
-
View from the top of Isla de Pescado (Fish Island) across the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world.
Rights-Managed
-
The huts of the second camp on Explora's traversia in southern Bolivia,look north from a cactus-covered hillside towards the Salar de Uyuni
Rights-Managed
-
Yareta,an extremely tough,green pillow-like plant that grows at altitude on the altiplano is collected by the local people and burnt for cooking and heating fuel
Rights-Managed
-
A tourist looks at the Arbol de Piedra or Stone Tree,one of the rock outcrops of the so-called Rock Forest that rise above the altiplano
Rights-Managed
-
Cerro Rosario,one of the volcanic Andean peaks rising above the altiplano,gets its name from the red streaks of minerals on its upper slopes.
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingos in a beautiful Laguna Hedionda in Bolivia, Atacama desert, South America
Budget Royalty-Free & Subscription
-
Pink flamingos in wild nature of Bolivia, Lagoon Hedionda, Atacama desert, South America
Budget Royalty-Free & Subscription
-
Pink flamingos in wild nature of Bolivia, Lagoon Hedionda, Atacama desert, South America
Budget Royalty-Free & Subscription
-
Pink flamingos in laguna Honda, sud Lipez altiplano reserva Eduardo Avaroa, Bolivia
Budget Royalty-Free & Subscription
-
Peru, Lake Lagunillas is situated in the altiplano of the Andes at an altitude of over 4,000m between Arequipa and the Colca Canyon.
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingoes at Laguna Adeyonda on Altiplano, Potosi Department, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingoes at Laguna Adeyonda on Altiplano, Potosi Department, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingoes at Laguna Adeyonda on Altiplano, Potosi Department, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingoes at Laguna Adeyonda on Altiplano, Potosi Department, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingoes at Laguna Adeyonda on Altiplano, Potosi Department, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), a shallow salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano, within Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingos on Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Southwest Highlands, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingos on Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Southwest Highlands, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingos on Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Southwest Highlands, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingos on Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Southwest Highlands, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingos on Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Southwest Highlands, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), a shallow salt lake in the southwest of the altiplano, Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingos on Laguna Colorada (Red Lagoon), Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Southwest Highlands, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
Flamingos on Laguna Canapa, South Lipez, Southwest Highlands, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
-
-
Flamingos on Laguna Canapa, South Lipez, Southwest Highlands, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
Pink flamingos in laguna Honda, sud Lipez altiplano reserva Eduardo Avaroa, Bolivia
Budget Royalty-Free & Subscription
-
-
Chile,the salt flats of Salar de Surire. The area is home to migrating Flamingo,Vicuna,Alpaca & Llama.
Rights-Managed
-
Chile,the salt flats of Salar de Surire. The area is home to migrating Flamingo,Vicuna,Alpaca & Llama.
Rights-Managed
-
-
A tourist lies on the salt crust of the Salar de Uyuni,emphasising the scale of the largest salt flat in the world at over 12,000 square kilometres. During the dry season,a web of polygonal lines of salt form when the surface layer of salt dries and cracks drawing up saltwater from beneath by capillary action.
Rights-Managed
-
During the dry season,a web of polygonal lines of salt form on the salt crust of the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world at over 12,000 square kilometres.
Rights-Managed
-
Tourists on the Explora Traversia of southern Bolivia enjoy a picnic lunch in the sunshine close to Laguna Turquiri
Rights-Managed
-
-
Traditional stone and adobe houses in the remote Andean settlement of Estancia Irpa on the road to Salar de Coipasa
Rights-Managed
-
A carved stone condor stands on the gatepost of the main church at the small village of Tahua on the northern shore of the Salar de Uyuni,the world's largest salt flat. In many Andean communities the religion is a blend of Catholicism with ancient animistic beliefs.
Rights-Managed
-
At sunset a cloud is painted pink by the last rays of the sun over the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world.
Rights-Managed
-
A vehicle drives across the crusted salt of the Salar de Uyuni,the largest salt flat in the world.
Rights-Managed
-
-
Flamingos at Red Lagoon (Laguna Colorada), a salt lake in the Altiplano of Bolivia in Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve, Bolivia, South America
Rights-Managed
-
Lamas herd in Laguna colorada, sud Lipez Altiplano reserva Eduardo Avaroa, Bolivia
Budget Royalty-Free & Subscription
-
Laguna Honda in sud Lipez Altiplano reserva Eduardo Avaroa, Bolivia
Budget Royalty-Free & Subscription
-
Laguna Honda in sud Lipez Altiplano reserva Eduardo Avaroa, Bolivia
Budget Royalty-Free & Subscription
-
-
Galapagos,Genovesa Island,Darwin Bay . Red Footed Booby (brown phase). Genovesa is home to what is probably the largest population of Red Footed Boobies.
Rights-Managed
-
Red Footed Booby and baby in nest. Genovesa is home to what is probably the largest population of Red Footed Boobies.
Rights-Managed
-
Peru, The bleak altiplano of the high Andes between Arequipa and the Colca Canyon.
Rights-Managed
-
Peru, Lake Lagunillas is situated in the altiplano of the Andes at an altitude of over 4,000m between Arequipa and the Colca Canyon.
Rights-Managed
