Arica and the Altiplano
Need any knives sharpened? (Arica)
Christian and Waldo, the Super-Alderman (Arica)
17th C church in Poconchile
Where there's water, there's life...
Leaving the valley for higher places
Pukará de Copaquilla (a pre-Incan fortress) and the valley far, far below...
Prickly pears in Socoroma
Pre-Columbian agricultural terraces still in use, around 3000m above sea level
There's more life in this cemetary
Geraniums growing amok in Socoroma's main plaza
Spooked vicuñas
A glimpse of Volcán Parinacota
A tiny church for a tiny village
Volcán Guallatire (one of the few active ones)
Guard station in the village of Guallatire
Church elder
In case you didn't know whence the village got its name
Flamingos to the left, vicuñas to the right (Surire Salt Lake)
Carlos, guide and driver extraordinaire
Susan, before she fell into the Termas de Polloquere
Testing out the waters (that's not when she fell in)
Lots of space, not many people
The two brave bathers, taking a dip in the hot springs (this time, Susan was prepared)
Our bus by the picnic area and the big, big sky
Mineral deposits on the active, scalding-hot side of the hot springs
Llama (and alpaca) crossing
The promised land
Have a look at the llama's long eyelashes
Crossing the road not a bad idea after all
Leaping llamas vizcachas!
Chilling out in the shade
Mmm, breakfast
Mother and child?
Mmm, more breakfast
Carlos in explanatory mode
The volcanoes, aka Nevados de Payachatas
The 17th C church in the village of Parinacota
The bell towers (male) always are separate from the church buildings (female) in Aymara villages
Volcán Parinacota, Lake Chungará (4,500m) and grazing llamas & alpacas
Finally the breeze died down (and we got our picture)
Christian relaxing in the Termas de Jurassi (4,200m)
Susan and the valley (she thinks the water's a tad hot...)
Aunt Janet's school bus, back in Arica
