Andes and Cloud Forest circuit
Sightseeing nature tour in Uyuni
Guide in Bolivia: Andean Summits
Quimsa Cruz mountain range lies at the eastern side of the Bolivia highlands; southern than Cordillera Real. This very little known mountain range is one of the most pristine and remote regions still to be explore providing a microcosm of the Andes mountains; summits cloaked in perpetual snows, long sweeping glaciers, enormous granite peaks, multi colored lakes, mountain valleys boasting deep gorges and high altitude woodlands, old tin mines, an immense variety of birds and plants and the mystical atmosphere of the Andes, all of which combines to make this region practically unforgettable.
The upper part of the eastern slopes of Quimsa Cruz mountain range has a microclimate known as the Cloud Forest (called "Yungas" in Bolivia) that remains cloudy almost 300 days of the year. This land-belt works as a shield where most of the humid currents that rise from the Amazonian jungle are trapped thanks to a thermal inversion zone. The rising humidity is condensed and a cold mist covers the steep mountains, eventually this humidity turns into clouds and later to snow that covers the top of the mountains. The whole area has developed a particular ecosystem of cold humid subtropical forests that house an abundance of exuberant vegetation and animals. We could say that forest and snow-caped peaks are almost touching each other. All the glaciers facing to the east, supply - through hundreds of small streams - water to the tributaries of the Amazon river that after about 8,000km (4,968mi) reach the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
In this program we drive from the highlands at the western side of the Andes, through mountain valleys and high passes in Quimsa Cruz mountain range, and down to the eastern slopes of the Yungas. We combine the drive in jeep with short excursion in some of the most interesting places along of the route. We pass through innumerable ecosystems, which, little by little, separate the glaciers from the virgin rainforest. | Add your Opinion about this guide and tour here  |
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