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Looking down on Puno Bay, city not shown to the right. Hills of Tertiary Puno group on distant shore. Light snow cover on highest hills, early morning August 23, 1958. Cretaceous rocks in the foreground.

Dancing natives and brass band on road near Chucuito

WOK 8-20
Item
1958

Parte de W.O. Kupsch fonds

Close-up view of natives dancing and brass band on road near Chucuito coming back from fiesta.

Campamento Pirin, highest oil field in the world

WOK 8-2
Item
1958

Parte de W.O. Kupsch fonds

Campamento Pirin, highest (4,000 metres; 13,000 feet) oil field in the world. Note thrust of Cretaceous grey Sipin limestone over Tertiary red beds (Puno).

Dancing natives and brass band on road near Chucuito

WOK 8-19
Item
1958

Parte de W.O. Kupsch fonds

Dancing natives and brass band on road near Chucuito coming back from fiesta.

Blocks of grey Ayavacas limestone in red Cretaceous Moho shale

WOK 8-18
Item
1958

Parte de W.O. Kupsch fonds

Large separated blocks of grey Ayavacas limestone in red Cretaceous Moho shale. Believed to be the result of subaqueous slumping. Near Acora.

Fiesta and market in Chucuito - southeast of Puno

WOK 8-17
Item
1958

Parte de W.O. Kupsch fonds

Fiesta and market in Chucuito southeast of Puno on shore of Lake Titicaca - overall view.

Fiesta and market in Chucuito - southeast of Puno

WOK 8-16
Item
1958

Parte de W.O. Kupsch fonds

Fiesta and market in Chucuito southeast of Puno on shore of Lake Titicaca - close-up.

Totora reed boats, shore of Lake Titicaca

WOK 8-15
Item
1958

Parte de W.O. Kupsch fonds

Totora reed boats, shore of Lake Titicaca.

Totora reed boats, shore of Lake Titicaca

WOK 8-14
Item
1958

Parte de W.O. Kupsch fonds

Totora reed boats, shore of Lake Titicaca.

High water line of Mackenzie River

WOK 8-135
Item
1959

Parte de W.O. Kupsch fonds

High water line of Mackenzie River indicated by stranded drift wood, about 20 feet above water level when picture was taken on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1959. Picture taken north (downstream) from Fort Good Hope, looking farther downstream.

Time-units of post-Valdera time