2006: South America Archive

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    A new piece of tape for my Holga

    I took my Holga with me to South America along with 40 or so rolls of film for it. The thing about a Holga is that you never know what...
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    Santiago de Chile

    I checked out of my hostel in the morning and took a cab to the bus station for my bus ride to Santiago. I thought that I had planned it...
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    Valparaí­so

    On my first real day in Valpo I slept late and then got out to explore the city on foot. Valparaiso is a wonderfully alive city, colorful, steep and loud,...
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    Paso de los Libertadores and Isla Negra

    I encountered the morning of the 2nd somewhere in the high Andes, in a sleeveless shirt and shivering. We waited outside of the border crossing for what seemed an eternity....
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    New Years

    I spent New Years not as I’d expected to but I still had a great time. I spent the (late) morning out making arrangements for my trip to Chile. I...
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    Mendoza, y feliz año nuevo!

    I was going to celebrate the new year in Valparaiso, Chile as they have a big celebration with fireworks, etc. but I am having such a great time in Mendoza...
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    Ah, Mendoza

    After a pretty rough time in Buenos Aires I was feeling fed up with Argentina. Granted, the city is gorgeous and I met a lot of lovely people there but...
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    Cementario de Recoleta

    I had heard that the Recoleta Cemetary was quite a sight to see but I had no idea what was in store for me. The big thing that the cemetrary...
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    Feliz Navidad

    (tons of pictures of Buenos Aires here) I spent Christmas in Buenos Aires and figured that since all of the shops would be closed and that people would presumably be...
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    Colonia del Sacramento

    On Christmas eve I took a day trip to Colonia del Sacramento, a wonderful little town in Uruguay across the river from Buenos Aires. You get there bu boat, either...
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    Beautiful BA

    I got into Buenos Aires around noon on the 21st. I had made a reservation at a hotel that was supposed to be cool but when I got there they...
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    The bus to Buenos Aires

    I got into Puerto Iguazu, took a shower, checked out of my hostel and checked my backpack in the luggage storage at the bus station and headed out for a...