Bolivia 2022
Bolivia · Jul 2022 · 65 photos
Far from the Andes and the famous salt flats lies a completely different Bolivia: the green lowlands of the east, where the dry forests of the Chiquitania meet the wetlands of the Pantanal. It is one of the richest wildlife areas of South America, and still rarely visited.
In July 2022 I went back to Bolivia, this time with my camera and telephoto lens. From the sandstone plateaus I had amazing views over endless forests, with red rock towers rising above the trees. Along the rivers I watched giant otters, capybaras and caimans, and every morning the trees were full of colourful parrots, toucans and hummingbirds. The highlight was seeing the rare hyacinth macaws, the largest parrots in the world, flying in pairs against the blue sky. And every evening the sun set over the water in a blaze of orange...