The Andean Altiplano (high plateau), the Andes Cordillera

The Andes Cordillera: a cairn, 'apacheta' in Spanish: a pile of rocks made by man, Jujuy, Argentina

Mountain peaks of the 'Abra El Acay', province of Salta, Argentina

Mountain peaks of the 'Abra El Acay', province of Salta, Argentina

The Socompa volcano (6,060 meters, Argentina-Chile border), late afternoon, province of Salta, Argentina

Late afternoon near Antofagasta de la Sierra, on the Altiplano (Puna) of Catamarca, Argentina

Late afternoon near Antofagasta de la Sierra, on the Altiplano (Puna) of Catamarca, Argentina

Late afternoon near Antofagasta de la Sierra, on the Altiplano (Puna) of Catamarca, Argentina

Late afternoon near Antofagasta de la Sierra, on the Altiplano (Puna) of Catamarca, Argentina

Late afternoon near Antofagasta de la Sierra, on the Altiplano (Puna) of Catamarca, Argentina

The Andean Altiplano (Puna), Argentina

The Andean Altiplano (Puna), Argentina

The Andean Altiplano (Puna), province of Jujuy, Argentina

Vicuñas (Lama vicugna) on the Altiplano of the province of Catamarca, winter, Argentina

The Altiplano of the province of Catamarca, Argentina

The 'Blanca' Lagoon, on the Altiplano of Catamarca, Argentina