driving away from the sun

COSTA RICA

i forgot to add this, it´s a pava negra or black jungle turkey that we found in costa rica at volcan poas. there was a pair of them jumping around in the canopy.

Black Jungle Turkey

PERU

ok then, so after the massive hiking, we went to machu picchu. we were there the day before it was voted one of the new 7 wonders. we got there at dawn and hung out all day. it really is an impressive city. the masonry of the Inca is so intricate.

Machu Picchu - One of the New 7 Wonders of the World

the peak in the background above is called Waynapicchu. so I climbed it with our irish friends. the stairs and trail up were treacherous and awesome. so was the view. that bit of green land to the left is Machu Picchu

Waynapicchu - 800 ft above Machu Picchu




Some spiritual group. We thought they might jump


There´s tons of these falcons everywhere.


Attemped road blocks in Peru. Apparently there was some sort of political or bus or teacher´s strike that resulted in the highway being covered in boulders for several miles. Thats when we decided to leave and go to Bolivia. That and the fact that the border was closing for a few days due to said strikes.

BOLIVIA

We headed from Peru south to Bolivia. On the road down, several local vendors and kids would get on and off the bus to sell stuff. this one lady got on with a huge bag. We thought she was just another passenger. Then she plopped her bag on the armrests in the aisle and started hacking at something inside. After a while, she lifted her butcher knife along with a piece of bone and flesh. She was selling pieces of an entire grilled sheep´s body that lay in the bag. I was almost hungry.


Lake Titicaca - 12500ft

So past Lake Titicaca on to La Paz - Bolivia. We met these two British friends, Tom and Gabby, and travelled with them a while.

British friends


Wild flamingos

Bolivia, by the way, is freaking cold.

At the Salar in Uyuni Bolivia, we took the obligatory crazy salt flat pictures. The salt flat is so huge. It is the world´s largest salt flat weighing in at about 4050 sqaure miles.

mmm...Andrea


She was too clever

ARGENTINA

several overnight buses later, we said bye to gabby and tom and traversed all the way across Argentina...all the way to Iguazu Falls. another massive natural wonder.

Iguazu Falls



we took a boat adventure underneath the falls and down the rapids. you can see the little boat in the picture. thats not us though because during our turn, we were underwater.

Boat adventure

these guys are all over iguazu

Coatie - a long nosed raccoon relative

in the town of Puerto Iguazu, we were on the borders of three countries, argentina, brazil, and paraguay

Brazil off to the right, Paraguay above, and Argentina at my feet

Now we are hanging out in Buenos Aires. We head for South Africa in a few days.