Given the landscape pictured in my photographs of the Altiplano in a previous post, one might think the area uninhabited. While the road did pass through the Salinas y Aguada Blanca National Reserve where I saw a herd of vicuña (see my last post), outside the boundaries of the reserve there was a scattering of isolated homes or farms.
Some looked very rustic and deserted. (Be sure to enlarge to see details.)
It's a long way to the nearest neighbor
Note the stone walls around the animal pens
However, every once in a while, a more prosperous looking enterprise would appear. Being next to a paved road in a flatter, less rocky area probably made a difference. Also, note the cell tower to the rear of the right side of the complex.
- A Large Farm
Llamas on the Altiplano