Marion Morrison
Thursday 17 March 2022
“Land Above the Clouds”, filmed in1967 by the naturalist, filmmaker and writer Tony Morrison for Anglia Television as part of the Survival series, depicts threats to wildlife in Bolivia’s highland Puna plateau and the Titicaca and Laguna Colorada highland lakes. The film was introduced by Marion Morrison.
Tony and Marion Morrison met in 1963 when Marion was working as a graduate volunteer among the Aymara on the shores of Lake Titicaca. They went on to pioneer the BBC’s world-leading wildlife film tradition. Criss-crossing the Bolivian Altiplano, they filmed the Chipaya people hunting flamingos, before heading to the Uyuni salt flats – now recognized as one of the largest lithium-rich energy reserves in the world – and the Laguna Colorada, home to the rare James flamingo, at risk from egg hunters. Tony and Marion travelled widely through the Andean region and also ventured into Amazonia to film wildlife, rain and cloud forests.
Marion has written over 50 educational books, profusely illustrated accounts of the land, people, history, culture and natural history of the Latin American countries. Some included details of the economy and politics – often controversial subjects to cover.
The Anglo-Bolivian Society 