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Uyuni, Bolivian frontier town

A dusty frontier town on the Bolivian Altiplano - best known for its collection of rusting locomotives - lays on an unexpected extravaganza, in the form of costume parades to honour the Virgin, more particularly homage to the Virgin of Urkupiņa, patron of the city.

As with my other 2016 Bolivian & Chilean galleries, many of these images were captured on a Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Other images were taken with Nikon D300 using RAW format, and may be licensed.






Cementario de Trenes, the train cemetery
Cementario de Trenes, the train cemetery		 Railway nostalgia at Uyuni
Railway nostalgia at Uyuni		 Bus company depot, Uyuni
Bus company depot, Uyuni
Produce market vendor, Uyuni
Produce market vendor, Uyuni		 The cathedral at Uyuni
The cathedral at Uyuni		 Parade celebrating the Virgin of Urkupina
Parade celebrating the Virgin of Urkupina
Will we need our jackets?
Will we need our jackets?		 The parade gets underway
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sgame21-Sep-2016 11:09
What a colourful spectacle
Cathryn17-Sep-2016 23:14
A fascinating gallery with some remarkable images. Those costumes! Those hats!
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