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Bolivia

Bolivia is a stunning mosaic of high plateaus, snow-capped volcanoes, rivers and waterfalls.

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Palm leaves dry after being smoked, steamed, bleached and dyed. Jipijapa (leaves from a palm tree) is harvested, processed and woven into bags and other objects by a collective of women artisans living in the village of Galilea. The leaves will later be woven into textiles and handicrafts. Photograph taken on assignmen for the "Design For A Living World" project and exhibit. © Ami Vitale

Landlocked Bolivia is the world’s 28th-largest country, at 400,000-plus square miles. It’s topography is characterized by western highlands (situated in the Andes), eastern lowlands (including Amazon rainforest) and the world’s largest salt flat in its southwest corner. Despite its wealth of natural resources, Bolivia is one of the poorest and least-developed Latin American countries.

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Whorltail Iguana. © Steffen Reichle

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Deforestation patterns showing forest conversion to agriculture between Santa Cruz and Noel Kempff Mercado National Park of Bolivia. © Hermes Justiniano

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Streams and pools adorned with bromeliad covered trees on top of the Huanchaca Plateu in Noel Kempff Mercado National Park in Bolivia. © Hermes Justiniano

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Coast live oak trees punctuate the prairie grasslands at Chimineas Ranch, a protected wildlife corridor linking the Carrizo Plain National Monument with Los Padres National Forest, located within San Luis Obispo County, California. © Mark Dolyak

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