Some of my favorite pictures from the trip. Some chosen because they capture a place, some because I think they're nice pictures.. hopefully some for both reasons.
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machu pichu: Another shot
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cuzco: A hole in the wall at one of the ruins had this plant to offer
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titicaca: An empty boat
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titicaca: sunset 5
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lauca: In the background is 20,800' Volcan Parincota
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san pedro: Me, at the start of the gorge
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la serena: Pretty
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huerqueue: cart
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huerqueue: still more me
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valdivia: The sky reflected in the water
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valdivia: flower
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valdivia: rough translation: "Believe in your ability to dream and create, as art us already within us, only you know what is your true art."
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alerce andino: An early powerhouse on wheels
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alerce andino: I finally figured out that these were ferns that had curlled up as they died
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petrohué: yummy
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coyhaique: I was just hoping this weather would last...
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nols 1: On the other side of the ridge, footprints give away our path.
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nols 2: Erin, kicking steps
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nols 2-2: Mike and Chris ahead of me. I had to do something while Pat was digging deadmen. :)
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nols 2-2: Lagos Bertrand, Gral. Carrera
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nols 3: Dig, Pat, Dig!
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nols 3: Almost made it up this one..
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villa o'higgins: How could he take a picture of himself sleeping?? It must be fake!
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villa o'higgins: My tent, near Villa O'Higgins
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crossing: At the end of the 24k of hiking we did, we were rewarded with this view of Fitz Roy behind the Lago del Desierto. This is one of those times that a camera really can't capture the scene appropriately.
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perito moreno: The glacier is around 5km wide
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perito moreno: flower and ice
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torres del paine: Found art
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tierra del fuego: Sunset, over the big island of Tierra del Fuego
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buenos aires: One of the roses
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buenos aires: buenos aires skyline
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Iguazu: I think this is my favorite flower picture to date
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vgb: This isn't a wildflower, but it's still pretty.
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mendoza: cactus
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salta/cachi: These cacti grow at a rate of 1cm/year or less. Continents are moving faster than they are.
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iruya: And popular with the ladies
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uyuni: This cactus grows at a rate of about 1cm / yr
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uyuni: laguna colorada
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uyuni: perforation
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potosi/mines: back for more
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sucre: Delicate excavation techniques...
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amboro: Mama, with a _lot_ of babies on her back
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amboro: We followed this stream up a side canyon for a ways
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cordillera blanca 1: We met this girl on the way up to Qda. Quillcayhuanca. She was overwhelmed with the newborn sheep and having to talk to us.
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cordillera blanca 1: Just another day in Peru
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cordillera blanca 1: Nev. Andavite, from the pre-inca ruins of Nuevo Tambo
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cordillera blanca 1: The view from near the base of Huapi, looking across the quebrada
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santa cruz: Artesonraju
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santa cruz: alpamayo sunset
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pisco: The path to the summit is clear
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jungle: amazon
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jungle: heading home
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jungle: tree frog
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iquitos: Floating foundation for a house
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amazon: Sunrise on the boat
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amazon: Hammocks: bed, chair, and decorative style all in one
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