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Backpacking in Chile, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and The Galapagos Islands
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Santiago Valparasio and La Serena
Pucon South Chile
Peurto Fuy to Bariloche
Bariloche Argentina to Chiloe
San Pedro North Chile
The Uyuni Trip
La Paz and Boliva
Inca Trail Peru
Arequipa Ica and Vilcabamba
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01 Santiago, Valparasio and La Serena
01-01 View of Santiago & Mountains.
01-02 Military Day Parade over Santiago.
01-03 Palacio de La Moneda.
01-04 Singing Monks & Vicars on Parade.
01-05 Singing Monks & Vicars on Stage.
01-06 Confessions in a Band Stand tent.
01-07 Road Painting.
01-08 Face Painting.
01-09 Smiley Face.
01-10 House on a hill.
01-11 The Streets of Valparaso.
01-12 La Serena Elqui Valley.
01-13 Big bottle of Pisco.
01-14 Catus.
01-15 eco-cooking - Solar powered ovens.
02 Pucon
02-01 Volcan Villarrica.
02-02 Mountain tops overlooking Pucon.
02-03 Lago Tinquilco Huerquehue.
02-04 Lago Chico Huerquehue.
02-05 Lago El Toro Huequehue.
02-06 A well tall Monkey tree.
02-07 Colour co-ordinate snow treking.
02-08 to the top of a mountain surrounded by.
02-09 Volcanos in Chile.
02-10 and Volcanos in Argentina!.
02-11 Taking in the view.
02-12 Rapids on Rio Trancura.
02-13 The rapids are getting bigger and bigger!
02-14 Team dip in ice cold water!.
02-15 Boozey cocktails in the thermal pools to warm up!.
03 Peurto Fuy to Bariloche
03-01 The Pucon crew move on to Puerto Fuy.
03-02 Morning view of Lago Pirehueico
with Volcan Choshuenco in background.
03-03 Flying the Flag well Sailing the Chilean flag!.
03-04 Manning the life boat!.
03-05 Spectacular scenic views from the ferry.
03-06 more great views.
03-07 Lago Pirehueico & Volcan Choshuenco.
03-08 Lago Nahuel Huapi Bariloche Argentina.
03-09 Lago Nahuel Huapi 100km long glacial lake
03-10 Lago Mascardi Argentina.
03-11 Lago Mascardi Argentina.
03-12 Lago Mascardi Argentina.
03-13 50 million year old black ice glacier.
03-14 A closer view of the glacier.
03-15 Melting snow covered mountains.
04 Bariloche to Chiloe
04-01 Reflective views on Lago Nahuel Huapi.
04-02 Angular views.
04-03 Lago Todos los Santos.
04-04 Volcan Puntiagudo.
04-05 Volcan Osorno.
04-06 Osorno again.
04-07 Osorno is the most photographed
volcano in South America!.
04-08 Lava flows and cascades.
04-09 Sheer cascade power.
04-10 Parque National Alcere Andino.
04-11 Parque National Alcere Andino.
04-12 Hiking through Alcere Andino is a
balancing act!.
04-13 It was an 11k hike to the lake.
04-14 Reflecting Lake.
04-15 Housing estate on Chiloe Island.
05 San Pedro
05-01 El Tatio Geysers or a giant steam factory!.
05-02 Steaming geysers.
05-03 Geysers fields.
05-04 hump-back geyser!.
05-05 Liquid geysers.
05-06 A geyser Power Station.
05-07 Al pacas roaming the geyser fields.
05-08 Valle de la Luna.
05-09 Valle de la Luna.
05-10 Valle de la Luna.
05-11 Valle de la Luna.
05-12 Sand dunes.
05-13 Valle de la Luna at sunset.
05-14 Sand dunes.
05-15 Is that a Space ship on the Moon !.
06 The Uyuni Trip
06-01 Laguna Verde and Volcan Licancabur.
06-02 Mud splattering sulpher smelling geysers
06-03 Mineral mountains.
06-04 Laguna Colorada - 4500m above sea level.
06-05 Flamingos feeding.
06-06 Flamingos flying.
06-07 More flying flamingos.
06-08 Weird rock formation Sud Lipez.
06-09 Another weird rock formation.
06-10 An 80km long lava flow with volcano
in background.
06-11 Climbing the lava summit!.
06-12 Salar de Uyuni
Cars approaching Isla de Pescado.
06-13 The salar and horizon.
06-14 Isla del Pescado.
06-15 Taking the salt!.
07 Boliva
07-01 Welcome to Bolivia said the Llamas.
07-02 The La Paz bowl.
07-03 Banana market La Paz.
07-04 Street market.
07-05 San Pedro prison.
07-06 Me with 2 prison inmates
(my tour & body guards!).
07-07 Coca Cola sponsor the prison
footie team $10000 a year!.
07-08 Huayna Potosi 6088m the easiest
+6000m mountain to climb in the world!.
07-09 Graveyard at the foot of
Huayna Potosi!.
07-10 A grave.
07-11 Gravity Assisted Mountain Biking
(about to start our descent).
07-12 See you at the bottom!.
07-13 Sunset over Isla del Sol Lake Titicaca
(The Island of the Sun).
07-14 Sunset Copacabana Lake Titicaca.
07-15 Floating island Puno
The Peruvian side of Lake Titicaca.
08 The Inca Trail
08-01 Starting the Inca Trail.
08-02 Hi ho its up the hill we go!!.
08-03 What a view aptly named
Dead Womans pass 4200m abve sea level.
08-04 Over the 2nd pass Runquracay Pass 3860m.
08-05 and through the cloud forest.
08-06 The ''Elite'' porter team ! Look at the porters shirt 2nd on the right.
08-07 Mystical Machu Picchu from Inti Punku
(The Sun Gate).
08-08 Slowly appearing through the clouds.
08-09 Machu Picchu.
08-10 Llama patrol.
08-11 We made it.
08-12 Machu Picchu.
08-13 Relaxing under a tree.
08-14 Im dead I need.
08-15 Sunday Dinner on a Wednesday!.
09 Arequipa, Ica & Vilcabamba
09-01 Setting sun in Arequipa.
09-02 Red glowing sky.
09-03 A splitting fault line!.
09-04 Another fault line but they pray in this one!
09-05 The Colca Canyon.
09-06 Condor spotting.
09-07 Sand dunes Huacachina .
09-08 Sandy views.
09-09 Sandboarding down to the Oasis.
09-10 Thats me sandboarding!
09-11 And me again horse riding in Vilcabamba Ecuador.
09-12 A mountain retreat.
09-13 The stable boy he is 84!.
09-14 Lets trott.
09-15 A toilet with a view!.
10 Christmas & New Year in Ecuador
10-01 Christmas Parade in Cuenca.
10-02 Three wisemen and three wise llamas!.
10-03 Yo dude!.
10-04 Baby sleeping.
10-05 Christmas dinner on parade!.
10-06 Or shall I have guinea pig!.
10-07 I will settle for nacho's and wine!.
10-08 And sugar cane toffee for pudding.
10-09 A quick bike ride to Banos for New Year.
10-10 View on the way to Banos.
10-11 Waterfall in Banos.
10-12 President Fujimori effigy.
10-13 Fujis last fag before.
10-14 Burning at the stake.
10-15 A fireworks display to end the celebrations!.
11 North Ecuador & Venezuela
11-01 Otavalo Market.
11-02 Me on the equator.
11-03 Ecuadorian cloudforest.
11-04 A trek to through the forest for some.
11-05 R&R Rainforest & Rapids.
11-06 biscuiting down the rapids.
11-07 I got a bit wet!.
11-08 Giant Columbia Ants for tea!!!.
11-09 here goes.
11-09 mmm that was nice!.
11-10 A Venezuala retreat.
11-11 Relaxing by the beach.
11-12 Watching the sunset.
11-13 Sunset.
11-14 Sunset.
11-15 Sunset.
12 The Galapagos Islands ~ Birds & Iguanas
12-01 Pelican on the rocks.
12-02 Pelican at the helm.
12-03 Pelicans on board.
12-04 Hood Mockingbird.
12-05 Blue Footed Booby.
12-06 Blue Footed Boobies
babies are white adults have blue feet.
12-07 Masked Boobies.
12-08 A bird in need of a bath!.
12-09 Darwins Finches.
12-10 Flamingo.
12-11 Galapagos Penguin.
12-12 Galapagos Penguin underwater.
12-13 Land Iguana.
12-14 Land Iguana.
12-15 Land Iguana.
12-16 Land Iguana.
12-17 Marine Iguanas.
12-18 Marine Iguanas.
12-19 Marine Iguanas.
12-20 Marine Iguanas.
13 The Galapagos Islands ~ Sea life & Lava
13-01 Sea Lions on beach.
13-02 Sea Lions paddling.
13-03 Baby Sea Lion.
13-04 Baby Sea Lion.
13-05 More Sea Lions.
13-06 Sea Lions and a crab.
13-07 Sea Lion underwater.
13-08 Stringray.
13-09 Giant Turtle.
13-10 Fishes.
13-11 Fish and coral.
13-12 Star fish.
13-13 Chinese Hat.
13-14 Lava flows.
13-15 Pure lava.
13-16 Lava tubes.
13-17 Lava bubbles.
13-18 Life on lava.
13-19 The lava flows but does it flush
- 'Darwins tiolet''.
13-20 Setting sun over the Galapagos.
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Travel Dairy Index
1. Santiago & Valaparsio
2. Travel Disruptions
3. The Beautiful South
4. Back North to Bolivia
5. Peru and the Inca Trail
6. The Galapagos Islands
7. New Year and Venezualan beach
Travel Information
Slideshow and Travel Photo Index
01 Santiago, Valparasio and La Serena
02 Pucon
03 Peurto Fuy to Bariloche
04 Bariloche to Chiloe
05 San Pedro
06 The Uyuni Trip
07 Boliva
08 The Inca Trail
09 Arequipa, Ica & Vilcabamba
10 Christmas & New Year in Ecuador
11 North Ecuador & Venezuela
12 The Galapagos Islands ~ Birds & Iguanas
13 The Galapagos Islands ~ Sea life & Lava
