Altiplanico

Chile - Perú - Bolivia

Altiplanico, raises up during my crossing in March 2015 around countries like Chile, Peru, and Bolivia, absolutely by land, with different targets, personal and family targets as well. Many of this moments reflect the absolute and purest emotions of this exceptional idiosyncrasy, beyond boundaries, colors, and agreements, it is my way to translate the beauty of this special corner of the world where a culture with a very special lifestyle reached to live and a very comfortable harmony. Since my way up from Arequipa to Cusco, to see pose the stunning Chungará on my way back to Arica. I hallucinated to see how these people feel, believe and live.

60 days of a spectacular odyssey, like I always try, make the most of my available time to plan and program everything and absorb as much as I can during my path, that’s why I try to cover most of the highlights of this area, like climbing Machupicchu from the Inca Road, to visit the Uros Islands on the Titi Kaka lake, the death road at Yungas in La Paz and the amazing experience to share with the rainbow people in Che Guevara's lands, Samaipata.

I'm glad to introduce to you my very first project on my way out to the world as a photographer, Altiplanico, a selection of pictures of a very humble and simple way to travel, full of adventures and stories, done by land, traveling by bus overnight to save in accommodation, sleeping on tends and dorms, with extensive waiting hours on terminals with poor food. Choosing the most challenging ways to go the highest point, and witness the most beautiful and inspirational landscapes.

Welcome to crudolffi photography,

Im glad to introduce, altiplano,

Enjoy...

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Florece durante una travesía en marzo del año 2015 por los países Chile, Perú y Bolivia de forma terrestre, con diferentes objetivos, tanto personales como familiares a la vez. Muchos de estos momentos capturados reflejan el sentir más puro y absoluto de una idiosincrasia excepcional, mas allá de banderas, colores y tratados, es una forma de plasmar la belleza que envuelve este sector de nuestro continente, en donde se aposa un cultura que logro desarrollar una forma de conviviencia y un carácter muy especial. Desde la subida de Arequipa a Cusco hasta ver desfilar espectacular del Chungara en mi vuelta por Arica hacia tierras Chile. Alucine con la potencia emocional con la que esta gente vive y cree.

60 dias de una odisea espectacular, como intento siempre en cada viaje que hago, utilizar al máximo el tiempo disponible y programar ingeniosamente mi itinerario de forma que pueda abarca lo mas posible, hice que me ruta atravesara destacas ubicaciones como la subida por el camino del inda a las ruinas de MachuPichu, o las islas de los Uros en el lago titikaka, el descenso de la muerte por los yungas en Bolivia y la experiencia inigualable de compartir 2 semanas en el Raiwbow en las tierras de Samaipata, (Honores al Che).

Como presentación de mi primer proyecto oficial hacia el mundo de la fotografía, les presento “Altiplanico”, una recopilación de un trayecto super sencillo e humilde, lleno de aventuras y acendotas, realizado por tierra, viajando de noche, ahorrando alojamiento, durmiendo en hostales y carpas, de largas esperas en terminales y de almuerzos sencillos. De escoger el camino mas desafiante que nos llevara a altura inigualable, y poder presenciar vistas inspiradoras.

Bienvenido a crudolffi fotografías.

Les presento altiplano, …

Kid in Cuzco

left/ old photographer at the Cusco square . right / Machupicchu

A very hard day to this locals ladies in Ollantaitambo, our last stop before entering into the Inca Road, road that will take us one and a half day to reach Aguas Calientes, the last stop before Machupicchu.

Aguas Calientes, has a very special rhytm, contemplate it from my bedrrom windows was a cinema show.

left / a regular day in El Alto, La Paz . right / kid playing with doves at Plaza Sucre in La Paz Bolivia

Cusco cathedral

Inca road

left / Inca river . middle / rock face comming out from the mountain . rght / textures of Inca road

Machupicchu textures

Inca road

Uros Islands

Uros lifestye

Uros Landscapes

Uros turist day

Entering Bolivia through Copacabana

The Isla del Sol, means the Sun's Island

Sun's Islands landscapes

Sun's Islands lifestyle, "altiplanic" lifestyle

Calvario Hill views

La Paz flights

During my day, walking arround, amazed by the lifestyle that sorround the area of El Alto in La Paz, diceded to make some portraits, this gentleman, trough a rock to me while I was shooting this picture.

Are you able to find the stone coming to my lens?...

Samaipata's landscapes

Illimani, the beauty of La Paz background. This stunning mounting raises up every clear day, posing its wonderness to the people of Bolivia.

Doves series

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Is in this point of my trip, where I decided to make something special and different, I rent a bike and I went downhill through Yunga road, most known as the Dead Road, an old road where trucks, locals buses, and particulars cars use to take their own way to Coroico. You can witness a lot of videos on youtube where many of these unfortunate drivers have to deal with falls of their vehicles on hey attempt of crossing this road. Nowadays this road its available only for bikers and hikers because of its danger. Anyways a small van was escorting us on our way to the final destination. I rode my bike around 4 to 5 hours off road, challenging high cliffs and beautiful waterfalls, where you can experience the four season ride (as well known too). During my trip downhill I was able to feel 4 different climates; first: the coolest and windiest winter in the high lands of Bolivia...