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Photography from Bolivia, Chile, Peru and elsewhere in South America.

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Uyuni Train Cemetery

Uyuni was founded in 1890 as a railway centre - it was an important junction where the lines from the nearby mine at Huanchaca to Antofagasta (an important port on the coast) and La Paz to Villazon on the Argentina border crossed. The railway began life with a concession granted by the Bolivian government to Melbourne Clarke & Co and was organised as the Antofagasta Nitrate & Railway Company. The War of the Pacific (which saw Bolivia's Litoral Province which included Antofagasta become part of Chile) interrupted construction work from the coast to the interior; after the war control of the railway passed to the Huanchaca of Bolivia Company in 1887. The railway was subsequently floated on the London stock exchange in 1888 as the Antofagasta and Bolivia Railroad Company (Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia in Spanish or FCAB). With significant British capital and engineering expertise the lines reached Oruro in 1892 and La Paz by 1913. The company also built other lines in the north of Chile.

The railway began to replace its steam locomotives with diesel ones in 1958 and in 1964 the Bolivian government took over the operation of the lines in Bolivia. Many of the steam engines and disused wagons were abandoned in yards outside the town and can be visited in what is now known as the Cementerio de Trenes / Train cemetery, one of Uyuni's main tourist attractions. Passenger trains still run from Oruro via Uyuni to Villazon and also from Uyuni to Calama in Chile (mainly freight).

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Fiery sunset sky and steam trains reflected in water in train cemetery in rainy season, Uyuni, Bolivia
Fiery sunset sky and steam trains reflected in water in train cemetery in rainy season, Uyuni, Bolivia
Fiery sunset sky above steam trains in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Last light on old steam trains in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Last light on old steam trains in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Last light on old steam trains in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Nearly full moon above pirate portrait on old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Nearly full moon above pirate portrait on old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Nearly full moon above old steam train in train cemetery at twilight, Uyuni, Bolivia
Nearly full moon above old steam train in train cemetery at twilight, Uyuni, Bolivia
Nearly full moon above old steam train in train cemetery at twilight, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam trains in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam trains in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam trains in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam trains in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Local family and remains of Beyer-Peacock Garratt locomotive in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train and frame of carriage in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Remains of Beyer-Peacock Garratt locomotive in train cemetery seen from inside cab, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam trains in train cemetery seen from inside cab, Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of dome and rivets on boiler of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of dome and rivets on boiler of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of rivets on boiler of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of rivets on boiler of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of dome and rivets on boiler of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of dome and rivets on boiler of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of dome and rivets on boiler of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of graffiti and rivets on boiler of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of rivets on boiler of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of rivets on boiler of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of broken metal plate and rivets on firebox of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Detail of broken metal plate and rivets on firebox of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam trains in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam trains in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
"I still love you" graffiti on cab of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Remains of Beyer-Peacock Garratt locomotive in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
V-sign graffiti on remains of Beyer-Peacock Garratt locomotive in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
V-sign graffiti on remains of Beyer-Peacock Garratt locomotive in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
New moon and Venus above old steam train in train cemetery at twilight, Uyuni, Bolivia
New moon with earthshine and Venus above old steam train in train cemetery at twilight, Uyuni, Bolivia
New moon with earthshine and Venus above old steam train in train cemetery at twilight, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery silhouetted against twilight, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery silhouetted against sunset, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery silhouetted against sunset, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery silhouetted against sunset, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery silhouetted against sunset, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery silhouetted against sunset, Uyuni, Bolivia
Milky Way and Magellanic Clouds above old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Milky Way above old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Milky Way above old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Milky Way above old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery at twilight, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery at twilight, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery at sunset, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery at sunset, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery at sunset, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery silhouetted against sunset, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery silhouetted shortly before sunset, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train and tank wagon in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Tiwanaku god art on end of tank wagon in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Tiwanaku god art on end of tank wagon in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Rusting ENFE passenger coach in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Rusting ENFE passenger coach in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Rusting rolling stock in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Rusting rolling stock in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Shon graffiti painted on end of tank wagon in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Shon graffiti painted on end of tank wagon in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Rusting Gregg manufacturer's plaque on chassis in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Side tanks of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train tender in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train tender in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train tender in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Female face painted on side of tank wagon in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Graffiti covered goods van in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Graffiti covered goods van in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Graffiti covered goods van in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Graffiti covered goods van in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Rusting frame of passenger coach in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Rusting frame of passenger coach in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery at twilight, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery at twilight, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery at twilight, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery at twilight, Uyuni, Bolivia
Person jumping above old steam train in train cemetery at sunset, Uyuni, Bolivia
Feliz Dia Mama / Happy Mother's Day graffiti on old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Feliz Dia Mama / Happy Mother's Day graffiti on old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Love heart and graffiti on remains of Beyer-Peacock Garratt locomotive in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Latido mestizo / mestizo heartbeat graffiti / art on firebox of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Latido mestizo / mestizo heartbeat graffiti / art on firebox of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Latido mestizo / mestizo heartbeat graffiti / art on firebox of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Crane and firebox on chassis of old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam trains in train cemetery at sunset, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam trains in train cemetery at sunset, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery silhouetted against sun, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery silhouetted against sun, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam train in train cemetery silhouetted against sun, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam trains in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam trains in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Old steam trains in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Local lads hanging out on old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
Local lads hanging out on old steam train in train cemetery, Uyuni, Bolivia
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