Posted in Argentina, Chile, Picture of the Day on Jan 11th, 2009
The worst border crossing of the entire trip – The Chile-Argentina border close to Parque National Aconcagua.
Six hours waiting in line just to get to the customs and immigration post – this has got to be the worst border crossing that we have encountered. At least the touts and con men in Central America are of entertainment value! Here, at about 10,000 ft, we had to provide our own entertainment; which we did by watching “Scanner Darkly” and “Life of Birds“.
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The worst border crossing so far
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Bossetti Falls
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The Iguazu Falls – Should I jump? – Panormama and the election
Throughout this trip, we had been looking forward to visiting Iguazu falls on the Argentina-Brazil border. And not only did they not disappoint, they exceeded our expectations. The Iguazu falls are formed by the immense Parana river thundering over the earth’s surface in the shape of 275 waterfalls. It envelops the San Martin island, flowing over it, around it, through it. It creates the poetically named “Garganta del Diablo” or “Devil’s Throat”, such a churning maelstrom of water, vapor and mist that it sometimes obscures itself. It forms waterfalls of every shape and size, from thin streams intertwining like lace to a wide deluge forming an orangish velvet curtain.
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Posted in Argentina, Picture of the Day on Nov 5th, 2008
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Election day.
Photo: ©Fred Gault
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Election Day – Technology in 2008 – History is made
Recently, the US has been more and more on our minds. The election was interesting enough; the financial crisis made it urgent to follow the US news.
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Cathedral
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On the road to Merida, Campeche is a lovely stop. (Map this!)
The moment we pulled into Campeche, I felt a strong desire to spend more than the couple of nights here than we had originally planned. A World Heritage site, Campeche is a walled city located on the coast, with a refreshing breeze blowing in from the sea dispelling the tropic heat. The houses along the streets are all painted in pleasing pastels; must be a city rule as all the colors go so well together.
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At the zocaló in San Cristobal de las Casas – The pedestrian and car traffic created interesting pictures!
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At a busy intersection in the zocaló, ghostly feet compete with traffic!
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