Archive for 18th December 2005

Bolivian steam train

Dec 18, 2005 in Photography

Bolivian steam train

In the desert of south-western Bolivia, 3600m above sea level, is the town of Uyuni. Outside the town, for reasons unknown, there is a vast collection of train carcasses. They rust slowly under the Altiplano sun and attract the odd traveller from town. Shortly after I took this photo, a giant dust [...]

Train cemetery

Dec 18, 2005 in South America 2005

Train cemetery

Uyuni is a dusty town surrounded by desert and salt plains in the middle of the Altiplano. There’s not a whole lot to do there. My immediate problem was that it was a Saturday, all the banks were closed, and none of the cash machines would accept my card. For a while I thought I [...]