When one thinks of traveling to South America, it is countries like Ecuador, Peru, Brazil or Argentina that dominate the list of places to explore. While I worked in Ecuador as a photography instructor for National Geographic and spent a few months shooting in the Patagonia region of southern Chile and Argentina…it is the country of Bolivia that has always been at the top of my travel list. However it wasn’t until this year that I was able to finally find the time to get there. After teaching an eight day photography workshop through my company The Giving Lens in Peru, I crossed over the Peruvian boarder via a public bus and arrived in La Paz, Bolivia to met up with a couple friends (Scott Jarvie, Roma Gee and Natalie Stone) and the adventure began. Between the high altitude mountains of the Andes, to the largest salt flats in the world to the amazing Bolivia culture…there was a lot to love. Bolivia is certainly a country I will be returning to in the near future.
Here is a collection of behind the scenes images that I took with my Android Galaxy Nexus cell phone throughout Bolivia. While not all of the images from this trip and my other adventures around the globe make it to my blog, you can find an endless stream of via my TUMBLR page that is visible in the sidebar of this blog.
![Bolivia Visa stamp on my Passport Bolivian visa stamp](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120606_102158_Anne_Burn_Cornered.jpg)
![Behind the Lens shot of La Paz at Dusk La Paz Bolivia at Dusk](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120606_173603_Hagrid_Clean_Cornered.jpg)
![Toyota 4 Runner for our Adventure in Bolivia 4x4 Toyota 4 Runner](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120607_094353_Hagrid_Soft_Cornered.jpg)
![Curahuara de Carangas Church in Bolivia Curahuara de Carangas](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120607_153426_Antonio_Soft_Cornered.jpg)
![Sajama National National Park Sajama National Park in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120607_163151_Ingrid_Soft_Cornered.jpg)
![Sunset over the town of Sajama Sunset in Sajama National Park](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120607_181716_Hagrid_Pink_Cornered.jpg)
![Dusk over Twin Volcanoes in Sajama National Park Dusk over Twin Volcanoes in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120607_182406_Anne_Blue_Cornered.jpg)
![Bones found in Bolivia Bones found outside the town of Sajama, Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120608_094753_Hagrid_Skin_Cornered.jpg)
![Bolivian Church Church and Native Statue in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120609_132228_Antonio_Blue_Cornered.jpg)
![Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120611_073529_Hagrid_Blue_Cornered.jpg)
![Isla de Sol in the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia Isla de Sol in the Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120611_072152_Ingrid_Soft_Cornered.jpg)
![Traffic Jam in the rural parts of Bolivia Lama traffic Jam in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120609_103414_Hagrid_Vignette_Cornered.jpg)
![Crossing Salar de Coipasa In a 4x4 crossing the Salar de Coipasa in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120609_175438_Anne_Small_Cornered.jpg)
![Milky Way over the town of Coipasa Bolivia Milky Way over the town of Coipasa Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/165839_10100954337307420_1811697436_n.jpg)
![Andean Flamingos in Laguna Hedionda Flamingoes in Laguna Hedionda in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120611_130200_Ingrid_Blue_Cornered.jpg)
![Tree Rock in Bolivia A rock that looks like a tree in Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120611_160048_Alex_Soft_Cornered.jpg)
![Hot Springs at 15k Feet in Bolivia Hot Springs pool at 15,000 ft in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120612_123311_Antonio_Clean_Cornered.jpg)
![Hotal near Laguna Verde in Bolivia View from Hotel near Laguna Verde in Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120612_145451_Hagrid_Soft_Cornered.jpg)
![Photograph of Laguna Verde near Sunset Photo of Laguna Verde near sunset in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120612_173709_Ingrid_Soft_Cornered.jpg)
![Scott Jarvie and Natalie Stone walking around Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve Volcano in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120613_102839_Ingrid_Soft_Cornered.jpg)
![High altitude Sand Dunes in Bolivia Sand Waves in sand dunes at 14,000 ft in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120614_091610_Hagrid_Soft_Cornered.jpg)
![Church in Potosi, Bolivia Church in Potosi, Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120616_171006_Ian_Soft_Cornered.jpg)
![White Christ near Cochabama, Bolivia White Christ near Cochabama, Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120619_144725.jpg)
![Islamic Republic of Iran Airlines plane in Santa Cruz, Bolivia Iran Airlines plane in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120619_152305_Hagrid_Soft_Cornered.jpg)
![Leaving for Denver, Colorado from Santa Cruz, Bolivia In the Taxi on the way to the Santa Cruz Airport in Bolivia](https://www.colbybrownphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/IMG_20120620_061042_Ingrid_Red_Cornered.jpg)