Vizcacha says...

The 4WD trip I did in Bolivia was perhaps the highlight of my time in South America. The scenery over four days changed from rolling velvety hills, to jagged mountains, to flamingo-filled lagoons, to beautiful snow-capped mountains.

It was at an altitude just past 4,690m that I saw this guy. We'd been exploring in the ruins of an old church just before the snow line started. A flurry of movement caught our eye, and I was amazed at this creation. Known as a Vizcacha, they are a rodent most closely related to the chinchilla. With a tail like a fluffy beaver's, and long whiskers, this vizcacha looked like a drawing of Confucius. And even though he looked like a wise old man, he sure could move quickly!