Remarkable folded dacitic dikes at Mina Ragra, Peru
Peru has a very unusual historic vanadium deposit called Mina Ragra that was produced from a small open pit located
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MAY´S FEATURED DOOR OF THE MONTH – TRUJILLO – PERU
The northern Peru coastal city of Trujillo has a Spanish colonial historic center that includes several blocks surrounding the large
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LLAPINGACHOS FROM ECUADOR- A TRADITIONAL STUFFED POTATO
Llapingachos are fried stuffed potatoes, a dish that originated in Ambato in the Tungurahua province in Ecuador. While visiting Ecuador
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Deformation in the Cordillera de la Sal and surrounding the Salar de Atacama, Chile
The hyper-arid contorted mountain range lying just west of San Pedro de Atacama in northern Chile has part of the
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Waters of Bahia Inglesa, Chile
For much of length of the very long Peru and Chile coastline, the beach sands are dark gray, mirroring their
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PHOTOGRAPHING MACHU PICCHU
The ordeals of travel to experience Machu Picchu is in fact minimal. Many other places in Peru have greater issues
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APRIL´S FEATURED DOOR OF THE MONTH COROCORO – BOLIVIA
We love this door. We have no idea who lives here, in this small Bolivian state-run copper mining town, but
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Picada y Provoleta Uruguaya – Cheese board Uruguayan style and Provoleta
When people hear about Uruguay some will think of its famous beaches in Punta del Este or the capital city
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THE QUECHUA GEOLOGICAL MONSTER
I feel like I am beating on drum that nobody cares about enough to listen to and make changes to
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