Country |
Province State |
Region |
City Town |
District |
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Description |
Year Taken |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Arica to La Paz Railway |
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Spectacular scenery along the Arica to La Paz railway. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Arica to La Paz Railway |
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Llamas and alpacas on the Altiplano which averages 3750m above sea level. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Arica to La Paz Railway |
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Solitary figure on the Altiplano. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Arica to La Paz Railway |
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A high altitude river valley. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Andean Valleys |
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The Andean Valleys are sparsely inhabited and lie between 3000m and 4000m. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Andean Valleys |
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Field boundaries. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Andean Valleys |
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Hilly settlement. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Andean Valleys |
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Multicoloured landscape. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Andean Valleys |
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A small Andean village. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Andean Valleys |
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Typical Andean houses in Bolivia. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Andean Valleys |
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Dramatic landcsape. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Andean Valleys |
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Dusty trail. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Andean Valleys |
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Dramatic scenery. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Andean Valleys |
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Eroded valleys. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Andean Valleys |
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Llareta grows only at high altitude. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Andean Valleys |
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The road zig zags through the landscape. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Andean Valleys |
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Woman in scrubland. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Andean Valleys |
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Yellow landcsape. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Extreme weather on the Altiplano. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Dramatic shades of light and dark. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Scrubland under low cloud. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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A distant rain storm at 4000m. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Dramatic weather system. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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High altitude settlement. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Dusty transport. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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The altiplano averages 4000m above sea level. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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Altiplano |
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Snow capped mountains and volcanos near La Paz. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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La Paz is set in a canyon that protects it from the worst climatic excesses of the Altiplano. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Road descending to the city from the 4000m plus Altiplano. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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The steepness of the canyon means the the altitude of the city varies between 3600m and 4000m. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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La Paz is the hilly capital of Bolivia. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Walking the hilly streets of la Paz is difficult because of the altitude. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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The downtown area. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Street scene in the commercial centre. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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The narrow streets of the old city. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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The population of La Paz is mainly Aymara. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Aymara woman with her typical bowler hat. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Shoeshine stall. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Clothes stall. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Woman selling drinks. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Child eating. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Woman with child. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Woman on hilly street. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Church of San Fransisco |
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The Church of San Fransisco dates from 1549. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Church of San Fransisco |
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The entrance to the church. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Church of San Fransisco |
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People sitting on the church steps. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Hechiceria |
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The Hechiceria (Witches Market). |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Hechiceria |
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The Hechiceria sells items used in Aymara folk remedies. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Hechiceria |
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Llama foetuses used in folk remedies. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Aymara woman in the street. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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The House of Murillo, an early Bolivian president. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Aymara woman. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Old couple. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Group of people in the city centre. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Tambo Quiruincho |
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Tambo Quiruincho was originally an Inca inn then a mansion. It is now a cultural museum. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Tambo Quiruincho |
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A mask used in the Diablda festival. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Tambo Quiruincho |
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Diablda festival mask. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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The railway station. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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The colonial centre of La Paz has much Spanish influence. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Typical Bolivian church. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Military band. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Custumbrista Juan de Vargas |
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Custumbrista Juan de Vargas is a colonial mansion. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Custumbrista Juan de Vargas |
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The rooftops of the mansion. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Custumbrista Juan de Vargas |
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Wooden balconies. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Custumbrista Juan de Vargas |
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The mansion contains many artefacts from the Tiahuanaco Period. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Custumbrista Juan de Vargas |
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Clay head from the Tiahuanaco period (600 to 1200). |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Custumbrista Juan de Vargas |
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Tiahuanaco period gold disk. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Custumbrista Juan de Vargas |
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Ekeku is the god of luck and plenty. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Custumbrista Juan de Vargas |
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Aymara burial. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Custumbrista Juan de Vargas |
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Painting depicting the arrival of the Spanish to the Americas. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Custumbrista Juan de Vargas |
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Bird shaped container. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Custumbrista Juan de Vargas |
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Plate from Tiahuanaco. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Custumbrista Juan de Vargas |
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Pot with face. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Custumbrista Juan de Vargas |
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Gold disk. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Custumbrista Juan de Vargas |
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Gold pendant. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Plaza Murillo |
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The 1835 Cathedral overlooking Plaza Murillo. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Plaza Murillo |
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The Presidential Palace. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Plaza Murillo |
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Detail of the Presidential Palace. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Plaza Murillo |
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Presidential guard. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Plaza Murillo |
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Statue of Gualberto Villarroel who was lynched in the square in 1946. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
Plaza Murillo |
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Buildings on Plaza Murillo, the political centre of the country. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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View of La Paz, the world's highest national capital. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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The Commercial centre. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Museums |
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Animal shaped ceramic from the Tiahuanaco period (600 to 1200). |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Museums |
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Yellow coloured leopard ceramic. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Museums |
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Highly decorated pot. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Museums |
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Basaltic figure. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Museums |
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Mummy of a child with burial artefacts. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Museums |
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Burial mummy. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Door of a colonial house dating from 1790. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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A Quechua woman. The Quechuas (descendants of the Incas) are a minority in Bolivia. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Statue of Cristoforo Colombo (Christopher Columbus). |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Santo Domingo Church |
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Many Saturday weddings occur at Santo Domingo Church. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Santo Domingo Church |
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Wedding. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Santo Domingo Church |
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Two Aymara women. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Santo Domingo Church |
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People at a wedding. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Santo Domingo Church |
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A group of Aymaras. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Santo Domingo Church |
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Woman and baby. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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Santo Domingo Church |
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Group outside the church. |
1994 |
Bolivia |
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La Paz |
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La Paz at night. |
1994 |