My great adventure through latin america to see if I can get sick of beautiful mountains, ruins and beans.

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America. A massive continent. My travels in it have been limited but that's about to change as we embark on a big trip through Central and South America, before going to Canada with working visas.

We are on a GAP trip through Central America and then we will independently travel through South America. Below is our rough itinerary:

2007 29 Sep - 15 Oct: Mexico 16 Oct - 19 Oct: Belize 20 Oct - 28 Oct: Guatemala 29 Oct - 1 Nov: Honduras 2 Nov - 7 Nov: Nicaragua 8 Nov - 16 Nov: Costa Rica 17 Nov - 30 Nov:Panama Dec: Venezuela

2008 Jan: Northern Argentina Jan - Feb: Patagonia March: Northern Chile April: Bolivia May: Peru June: Ecuador

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  Mexico City   Mexico City, Mexico on Oct 1, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Puebla   Puebla, Mexico on Oct 2, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  My new favourite place   Oaxaca, Mexico on Oct 4, 2007 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Learning the Mayan way and an amazing canyon   San Cristobal de las Casas, Mexico on Oct 6, 2007 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Encounters of ruins and ants   Palenque, Mexico on Oct 8, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Chichen Itza   Merida, Mexico on Oct 12, 2007 8 pictures 0 comments
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  More ruins and perfect beaches   Playa del Carmen, Mexico on Oct 16, 2007 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Dolphins and caves in Belize   San Ignacio, Belize on Oct 20, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Tikal and then banana wigs in Livingston   Rio Dulce, Guatemala on Oct 25, 2007 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Chicken bus tales   Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala on Oct 25, 2007 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Market town   Chichicastenango, Guatemala on Oct 26, 2007 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Lake Atitlan   Panajachel, Guatemala on Oct 27, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Walking on lava   Pacaya, Guatemala on Oct 28, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Armed in Antigua   Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala on Oct 29, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  More ruins and wildlife at Copan   Copan Ruinas, Honduras on Oct 31, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Bay Islands   Utila, Honduras on Nov 1, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Lions and the Pacific Ocean   Leon, Nicaragua on Nov 4, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Finding my special place near Granada   Granada, Nicaragua on Nov 6, 2007 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Cloud forest volcano and body surfing in a lake   Ometepe, Nicaragua on Nov 9, 2007 21 pictures 0 comments
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  Frog and bird watching   Monteverde, Costa Rica on Nov 10, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The growing volcano   La Fortuna, Costa Rica on Nov 11, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Fantastic wildlife spotting   Los Chiles, Costa Rica on Nov 12, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Luxury lodging and alcoholics   San Jose, Costa Rica on Nov 14, 2007 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Sloth aerobics at the Caribbean   Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica on Nov 18, 2007 26 pictures 0 comments
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  Panama for sale   Bocas Town, Panama on Nov 20, 2007 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Looking for pretzels   Boquete, Panama on Nov 22, 2007 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Mud packs and beer multiplication tables   El Valle, Panama on Nov 26, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  The double face of Panama City   Panama City, Panama on Nov 28, 2007 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Homesick in Caracus   Caracas, Venezuela on Nov 30, 2007 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Visiting the mini Sahara in Coro   Coro, Venezuela on Dec 3, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Small amounts of coffee and a lot of ham in Merida   Merida, Venezuela on Dec 4, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Amazing lightning spectacle   Congo, Venezuela on Dec 5, 2007 16 pictures 0 comments
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  A perfect mountain town   Los Nevados, Venezuela on Dec 7, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Birds, an anteater and tubing   Los Llanos, Venezuela on Dec 13, 2007 9 pictures 0 comments
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  Angel falls   Canaima, Venezuela on Dec 18, 2007 10 pictures 1 comment
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  Exploring the lost world of Roraima   Santa Elena de Uairen, Venezuela on Dec 23, 2007 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Christmas on the beach   Rio Caribe, Venezuela on Dec 26, 2007 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Flying visit to hear the bat-like birds   Caribe, Venezuela on Dec 28, 2007 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Last day in Venezuela   Arapito, Venezuela on Dec 30, 2007 5 pictures 0 comments
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  New Year´s in a ghost town   Buenos Aires, Argentina on Jan 3, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Waterfalls will never be the same again   Puerto Iguazu, Argentina on Jan 6, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  More wildlife spotting on perfect lake Ibera   Carlos Pelligrini, Uruguay on Jan 10, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Killing time and bikini shopping   Corrientes, Argentina on Jan 12, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Fording the street and seeing a 500 year old mummy   Salta, Argentina on Jan 13, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Desert, mud and donkeys   Cafayate, Argentina on Jan 14, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Glimpse at night   San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina on Jan 15, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  A night in the cultural capital   Cordoba, Argentina on Jan 16, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  First Patagonian hike   San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina on Jan 17, 2008 15 pictures 0 comments
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  Second and much more demanding Patagonian hike   San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina on Jan 28, 2008 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Amazing peaks on an easy walk   El Chalten, Argentina on Feb 3, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Awed by ice   El Calafate, Argentina on Feb 6, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Amazing Torres del Paine   Puerto Natales, Chile on Feb 16, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
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  In search of orcas   Puerto Piramides, Argentina on Feb 21, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Time for a cuppa, Welsh style   Esquel, Argentina on Feb 23, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Hotel California in Chile   Futaleufu, Chile on Feb 25, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  The saga continues   Chaiten, Chile on Feb 25, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Could be Marlborough Sounds   Hornopiren, Chile on Feb 26, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Myths of Chiloe   Castro, Chile on Feb 28, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Sea lions in paradise   Valdivia, Chile on Mar 2, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Hidrospeeding and the Villarrica highway   Pucon, Chile on Mar 5, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
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  A relaxing time in Chile´s capital   Santiago, Chile on Mar 10, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  A Bohemian paradise   Valparaiso, Chile on Mar 12, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Another charming port town   Coquimbo, Chile on Mar 14, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Star gazing and pisco sipping   Vicuna, Chile on Mar 16, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Snow, salt and desert   San Pedro de Atacama, Chile on Mar 20, 2008 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Blinding salt flats, llamas and altitude sickness   Uyuni, Bolivia on Mar 24, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Down to the mines   Potosi, Bolivia on Mar 25, 2008 14 pictures 0 comments
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  More bed rest than sightseeing   Sucre, Bolivia on Mar 30, 2008 8 pictures 0 comments
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  Ruins, waterfalls and the cutest spaniel   Samaipata, Bolivia on Apr 4, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  An amazing place   La Paz, Bolivia on Apr 10, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  The highest I have climbed   Sorata, Bolivia on Apr 12, 2008 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Four days as jungle fodder in the Amazon   Rurrenabaque, Bolivia on Apr 17, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  On the Island of the Sun   Copacabana, Bolivia on Apr 20, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Floating islands and funerary towers   Puno, Peru on Apr 23, 2008 9 pictures 0 comments
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  I'll pass on the frog juice thanks...   Arequipa, Peru on Apr 25, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Condors, cocktails and concussion pillows   Cabanaconde, Peru on Apr 28, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
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  A flying visit to the desert   Nasca, Peru on Apr 30, 2008 11 pictures 0 comments
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  The Salkantay trek to Machu Picchu   Aguas Calientes, Peru on May 7, 2008 28 pictures 0 comments
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  Living Inca town   Ollantaytambo, Peru on May 9, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Inca capital   Cusco, Peru on May 14, 2008 16 pictures 0 comments
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  Two worth-it weeks as Amazon jungle fodder   Puerto Maldonado, Peru on May 30, 2008 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Big grey city   Lima, Peru on Jun 1, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Hairless dogs and mud-brick ruins   Trujillo, Peru on Jun 2, 2008 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Finally a fantastic museum   Chiclayo, Peru on Jun 3, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  A dignified city   Cuenca, Ecuador on Jun 5, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Devil´s nose tourist trap   Alausi, Ecuador on Jun 6, 2008 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Hot pools and taffy   Banos, Ecuador on Jun 8, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Orchids and snakes and very tall steeples   Quito, Ecuador on Jun 10, 2008 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Spending time with honeymooners in the Galapagos   Puerto Ayora, Ecuador on Jun 20, 2008 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Stradling the equator   Quito, Ecuador on Jun 23, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Humpback whale watching ends our 9-month trip   Puerto Lopez, Ecuador on Jun 24, 2008 4 pictures 0 comments