south america

Santa Catalina Convent, Arequipa

Posted on 3 April, 2008 by Dave and has no comments yet.
santa-catalina-convent-arequipa

The water looks dirty, but isn’t.  You can see the goldfish clearly enough after all. The Santa Catalina Convent in Arequipa is an astonishing city within a city.  In spite of the noise and bustle of the city outside, it manages to maintain a quiet calm.  The nuns who lived here (and a small number [...]

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Road to Bolivia

Posted on 3 April, 2008 by Dave and has no comments yet.
road-to-bolivia

This photo is on the main road from North Chile to Bolivia as it heads through Chile’s Lauca National Park. This is the nice and easy part – it seems that once in Bolivia the road deteriorates significantly in quality and safety. Just a few weeks after I took this picture a minibus full of [...]

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Valle de la Luna

Posted on 2 April, 2008 by Dave and has no comments yet.
valle-de-la-luna

Ok, first shot to go up. I’ve decided to leave it up even though it’s a relatively poor quality re-size. However, I feel it still illustrates the beauty and scale of this location. Here we are, perhaps 1000m above the valley floor below. Priscilla, who I’d just met on this part of the trip likes [...]

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