LA PAZ, BOLIVIA
La Paz is the highest country capital in the world (noting that Sucre remains the constitutional capital and La Paz
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JAMES M. WISE
Specializing in Andean geology and exploration of South America for copper and zinc. Along with my wife we recently made the book “Hot Springs of the Andes.” Author of the guidebook “Mount Whitney to Yosemite, the Geology of the John Muir trail”, plus the memoir “Field Days in Peru”.
I have been studying Peru geology for 18 years and maintained active membership in the Sociedad Geologica del Peru for 17 years.
SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA, BOLIVIA
Bolivia’s second largest city, population including the greater area around 1.8 million, lies at the eastern foothills of the Andes,
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COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA
Bolivia’s third largest city of Cochabamba (population ~1.35 million) fills the alluvial fan lined crescent-shaped valley at the base of
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BOLIVIAN WINE COUNTRY AT TARIJA
Tarija is known in Bolivia for its nascent wine growing industry, providing the country with varieties of red and Tannat,
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THE RUINS OF TIWANAKU, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA by James M. Wise
The great ancient city complexes of the Americas include Tenochtitlan and Teotihuacán of Mexico, Tikal in Guatemala, Chan Chan in
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Sucre – Bolivia
Nestled into the middle of the Cordillera Real of southcentral Bolivia, at an elevation of 2,798 meters, this more temperate
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THE BADLANDS OF VALLEY DE LA LUNA, LA PAZ, BOLIVIA
Valley of the Moon- Valle de la Luna, is a city park developed in the lower reaches of the La
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South America is the world’s leading source of copper
Copper, known as the Red Metal, developed in tandem with civilization, and its use remains critical today for our technological
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