This is the home page for our trip
through South America.
The following is the guide for the buttons in the Right Hand Column.......
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Click on the colored button to go directly
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Ecuador
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| Quito |
August 29,
2005 |
Flight to Quito and walking "Old Quito". |
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| Quito 2 |
September 3,
2005 |
Walking and taking "Then and Now" photos in "Old Quito". |
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| Quito 3 |
September 7,
2005 |
New Quito, Tram to mountain overlooking Quito (Teleferico), British
motorcycle tourer (Cynthia Milton) and Concert. |
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| Ecuador 1 |
September 14,
2005 |
Assembly of BMW, riding the Pan American Highway South, Banos,
Amazon Basin and Tena, Ecuador. |
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| Ecuador 2 |
September 17,
2005 |
Jungle lodge "Hakuna Matata", "Papallacta Hot Springs", "Mitel del
Mundo", "San Jose de Minas", "Hacienda Cusin", Otavalo and Lake San
Pablo. |
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| Ecuador 3 |
September 24,
2005 |
Tumbabiro, to the coast and Esmeraldas then south to "Bahia de
Caraquez". |
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| Ecuador 4 |
September 27,
2005 |
"Bahia de Caraquez", Manta, Montecristi, "Flat Tire", Puerto Lopez,
"Hosteria Mandala" and Salinas. |
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| Ecuador 5 |
September 30,
2005 |
Salinas, Guayaquil, Malecon, "Boat Tour", Firehouse Museum and the
Iguana Park. |
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| Ecuador 6 |
October 3,
2005 |
The Galapagos Islands. |
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| Ecuador 7 |
October 7,
2005 |
Guayaquil, Ingapirca Inca Ruins, Cuenca and Loja, Ecuador. |
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| Ecuador 8 |
October 11,
2005 |
Vilcabamba, Ecuador, "Sugar factory" then on to the border of Peru. |
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Peru
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| Peru 1 |
October 12,
2005 |
Zorritos, Peru, Mancora, Sullana, Piura, the "Sechura Desert",
Chiclayo,, Tucume Pyramids and Sipan, Peru. |
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| Peru 2 |
October 17,
2005 |
Cajamarca, Peru to Trujillo and the Chan Chan Ruins. |
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| Peru 3 |
October 21,
2005 |
Deserts North of Lima, Harley Riders and Lima |
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| Peru 4 |
October 23,
2005 |
Touring Old Lima and Lima, "Then and Now". |
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| Peru 5 |
October 23,
2005 |
Other pictures from around Lima. |
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| Peru 6 |
October 28,
2005 |
From Lima, over the Andes following the railroad, to Tarma, and it's
flower petal celebration, then on to the jungle town of La Merced. |
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| Peru 7 |
October 30,
2005 |
Tarma, then the miserable La Esmeralda (Hell) and on to Ayacucho.
Then over the Andes East to Hacienda San Jose (Heaven), near Pisco,
Peru. |
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| Peru 8 |
November 3,
2005 |
Sand dunes, lagoons, Nasca lines, over the Andes to Abancay and
finally Cusco, Peru. |
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| Peru9 |
November 8,
2005 |
Sacred Valley, Sacsayhuaman and Cusco. |
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| Peru 10 |
November 13,
2005 |
Machu Picchu |
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| Peru 11 |
November 15,
2005 |
Cusco to Puno, Peru and Lake Titicaca. |
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| Peru 12 |
November 17,
2005 |
Lake Titicaca and the Floating Islands |
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| Peru 13 |
November 18,
2005 |
Puno to Arequipa. |
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| Peru 13 |
November 19,
2005 |
Arequipa, Monasterio de Santa Catalina and Tacna, Peru |
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Chile
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| Chile 1 |
November 23,
2005 |
Arice, Iquique, Tocopilla and Antofasgasta, Chile |
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| Chile 2 |
November 27 ,
2005 |
Antofagasta, Pan de Azucar, Bahia de Inglesa, La Serena,
Vicuna, Los Vilos, Vina del Mar and Valparaiso. |
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| Chile 3 |
December 3,
2005 |
Valparaiso, Vina del Mar, and on to Santiago and Santa
Lucia. Dinner with Jose Pedro Espinosa. And some "Then and
Now's". |
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| Chile 4 |
December 8,
2005 |
Santiago and many "Then and Now's". |
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| Chile 5 |
February 5,
2006 |
Return to Santiago.... 2006 |
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| Chile 6 |
February 10,
2006 |
Santiago to Mendoza |
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| Chile 7 |
February 14,
2006 |
Mendoza, Argentina to Concepcion, Chile and Kathy's
visit. |
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| Chile 8 |
February 19,
2006 |
Concepcion to Puerto Montt |
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| Chile 9 |
March 4, 2006 |
Puerto Varas to Bariloche, Argentina and back to Puerto
Varas, Chile. |
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| Chile 10 |
March 12, 2006 |
Puerto Varas, Chile to Puerto Natales on the Navimag
Ferry/Freighter. Includes Whales and Glaciers. |
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| Chile 11 |
March 19, 2006 |
Torres del Paine, Chile. |
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| Chile 11 |
March 19, 2006 |
Puerto Natales, Chile to Ushuaia, Argentina. |
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Argentina
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| Argentina 1 |
March 24, 2006 |
Ushuaia, Argentina to Rio Gallegos, then on to Comodoro
Rivadavia. |
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| Argentina 2 |
April 3, 2006 |
Comodoro Rivadavia, Trelew, Gaiman, Puerto Madryn and
the Peninsula of Valdez. Very fun. |
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| Argentina 3 |
April 8, 2006 |
Puerto Madryn, Viedma, Bahia Blanca and on to Mar del
Plata. |
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| Argentina 4 |
April
13, 2006 |
Mar del Plata to Carilo, Argentina. |
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| Argentina 5 |
April
16, 2006 |
Mar del Plata, Carilo and on to Buenos Aires. |
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| Argentina 6 |
April
19, 2006 |
Buenos Aires, our apartment, La Boca and other sites. |
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| Argentina 7 |
April 22, 2006 |
Riding around Buenos Aires. A Car Show and Tigre, and it canals. |
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| Argentina 8 |
April 24, 2006 |
Buenos Aires, and "Then and Now's" at Recoleta Cemetery. |
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| Argentina 9 |
May 4, 2006 |
Another day trip to Tigre, a walk around Puerto Madera, and "Then and
Now's" from Plaza San Martin and Avenue de Mayo. |
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| Argentina 10 |
May 5, 2006 |
Buenos Aires, San Telmo, the Zoo, Subway pictures, San Antonio de Areco,
and Estancia El Ombu de Areco. |
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| Argentina 11 |
February 4, 2007 |
Return to Buenos Aires, preparing to start out for Northern Argentina,
Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil. Many "Then and Now's" of
Cathedral, the Congress Building and Puerto Madero. Dinner with
Charlie and Sonia, and Chris and Susan. |
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Uruguay
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| Uruguay 1 |
February 9, 2007 |
Last few pictures of Buenos Aires, the ferry ride to Uruguay and the
"Then and Now's" of Montevideo, Uruguay. Includes Che's
home, Buenos Aires apartment, Bengal tiger, then to Colonial de
Sacramento and Montevideo. |
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| Uruguay 2 |
February 14, 2007 |
More "Then and Now's" in
Montevideo, Uruguay. Carraso Beach and the coastline of
Montevideo. Traveling east through Pipiapolis and towards Punta del Este.
Neat pristine Chrysler. |
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| Uruguay 3 |
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Punta del Este, with it's modern buildings, the Conrad Casino, the
sagging bridge, the city of Maldonado, Casapueblo (the home of Carlos
Paez), and on to Colon, Argentina. |
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Argentina
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| Argentina 12 |
February 19, 2007 |
Colon to Rosario Argentina. A visit to the National Park of Palms,
Palacio San Jose (Urquiza), through Victoria and across the Parana.
Then a walking day around Rosario and a weld repair to the BMW |
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| Argentina 13 |
February 22, 2007 |
Rosario to Cordoba. Then and Now's of Cordoba including the
swimming pool at Park Sarmiento, The roof of the Cathedral and the Che
Museum. |
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| Argentina 14 |
February 24, 2007 |
Riding around Cordoba, Argentina. The observatory near Alta Garcia, Cuesta
Blanca, Carlos Paz, The Eden Hotel, La Falda and La Cumbre. |
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| Argentina 15 |
February 26, 2007 |
Cordoba to Tucuman, Argentina. Then on to Cafayate, Cochi and the
accident. |
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| Argentina 16 |
March 2, 2007 |
Cochi, Argentina through Parque Nacional Los
Cardones and on to Salta, Argentina. Then on to Jujuy, Tumbaya,
Purmamarca, Tilcara, "Quebrada de Humahuaca", Humahuaca and
Salinas Grandes. |
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| Argentina 17 |
March 7, 2007 |
Purmamarca to Ciudad de Libertador General San Martin, through the Cloud
Forests, Salta, San Antonio de los Cobres (in the Andes), Dinner with
Canadians, then from Salta to Resistencia an on to Posadas, Argentina. |
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| Argentina 18 |
March 17, 2007 |
Posadas, Argentina, BMW welding repair, dinner out with friends and a
"Day at the Castle" including an Argentine BBQ.. |
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| Argentina 19 |
March 20, 2007 |
Sandy joins me in Iguaçu Falls, Argentina. |
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Brazil
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| Brazil 1 |
March 27, 2007 |
A few final pictures from Argentina (traveling from Iguaçu to Posadas
and on to Brazil. |
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| Brazil 2 |
April 4, 2007 |
Florianopolis, Brazil, and the rides around the island of Santa Catarina. |
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| Brazil 3 |
April 6, 2007 |
Florianopolis to Joinville, Brazil, with visits to Camboriu, Blumenau,
Pomerode, Bombinhas, Porto Belo, Itajai, Gaspar, Brusque and Sao
Francisco do Sul. |
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| Brazil 4 |
April 11, 2007 |
Joinville, with Friends, to Curitiba, Oscar Niemeyer Museum, Bus tour,
Joao Bosco Concert, Rotating High Rise and on to Sao Paulo. |
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| Brazil 5 |
April 17, 2007 |
Visit to Dov Koren's home, Officier BMW, Pinacoteca
Museum, "Estacao Da Luz", "Marcado Municipal de Sao Paulo", "Monumento da
Independencia", "Ipiranga Museum", Fogo de Chao (a Churrascaria), a
sight seeing excursion of Sao Paulo, The Butantan Institute, The Daslu
Shopping Center, Dinho's and Hotel Unique. |
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| Brazil 6 |
April 23, 2007 |
Down town Sao Paulo with Dov Koren, the Banespa Building, Matinelli
Building, Circolo Italiano Building, Anhangabau Park, Dov and Beth's
home, the Butantan Institute, Guaruja and on to Santos Brazil. |
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| Brazil 7 |
April 23, 2007 |
Santos, Motorcycle Repairs, "Bolsa Official de Coffee", "Bad
Neighborhood with Guns", Monte Serrat, Santos Harbor and the ride to
Juquehy, Brazil. The best birthday possible and Dov's place! |
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| Brazil 8 |
May 2, 2007 |
Juquehy and Ihlabela. |
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| Brazil 9 |
May 9, 2007 |
"Then and Now's" of Porto Alegre, Sao Paulo and Santos, Brazil. |
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| Brazil 10 |
May 6, 2007 |
Juquehy to Paraty and Trindade Beach. |
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| Brazil 11 |
May 14, 2007 |
Paraty to Rio de Janeiro, including Angra dos Reis (Then and Now),
Mangaratiba (another Then and Now), Ipanema, Copacabana and Barra.
Then and Now's from Sugar Loaf and the Copacabana Palace Hotel. |
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| Brazil 12 |
May 18, 2007 |
"Then and Now's" of Lapa, the old downtown of Rio de Janeiro,
Confeitaria Colomo, Copacabana Palace, Imperial Palace, Guanabara
Palace, Municipal Theater, Palacio Tiradentes, Paris Park and Botafago
Bay. |
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| Brazil 13 |
May 25, 2007 |
"Then and Now's" of Corcovado, "A Noite Building" and the Rio de Janeiro
Country Club. |
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| Brazil 14 |
May 25, 2007 |
Hang Gliding in Rio and then traveling to Saquarema, Cabo Frio, Buzios, Nova
Friburgo and on to Petropolis. |
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| Brazil 15 |
June 2, 2007 |
From Nova Friburgo to Teresopolis, Petropolis, Sao Joao Del Rei and
Tiradentes. A few "Then and Now's". |
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| Brazil 16 |
June 6 2007 |
From Sao Joao Del Rei through Entre Rios de Minas to Congonhas do Campo
and the Basilica and on to Ouro Preto. Stayed at Oscar Niemeyer's
"Grande Hotel. Enjoyed walking along in a religious procession. |
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| Brazil 17 |
June 7, 2007 |
"Then and Now's" of Ouro Preto and the train trip to Mariana, Brazil. |
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Information |
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| The "Books" |
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The listing of the books used for the "Old" photos for the "Then and
Now's". These books motivated us to take this journey........ |
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| The "Plan and Background" |
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The Background on why we are doing the trip.... |
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