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  1. April 10, 2006

    Waiting in Salta

    Right now I am in Salta, ready to continue my journey onward to Buenos Aires. I have not left yet because to travel on my motorbike I need to have papers to prove that it is mine. These papers which were from the previous owner, I sent…

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  2. April 10, 2006

    Calama City, Chile

    The city of Calama is in the middle of a desert. We travelled for an hour and a half from San Pedro de Atacama where we were staying to arrive in Calama and saw nothing but dry, dusty, desert with virtually no vegetation. Only a few tuffs…

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  3. April 10, 2006

    Salar de Uyuni – A 3 Day Tour

    I have just arrived in Chile after a three day tour of the Salar de Uyuni – the largest salt lake in the earth. The tour covers a lot more than just the salt lake, which was only the first day, but every part of the entire tour revealed…

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  4. April 9, 2006

    San Pedro de Atacama – North Chile

    After leaving Bolivia, San Pedro became my home for two days while I waited for a bus to take me back to Argentina. Known as a tourist mecca in the north of Chile, this little town is always filled with foreigners. It is small, quaint, and…

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  5. April 9, 2006

    Salar de Uyuni – Day Three (3)

    At five in the morning we had packed our jeep and were on the trail, wrapped up in multiple jumpers and with gloves and beanies and a sleeping bag wrapped around our legs. It was very cold, almost freezing without the sun, and our…

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  6. April 9, 2006

    Salar de Uyuni – Day One (1)

    We started from Uyuni township in Bolivia and the first day was spent on the salt lake. By the end of the day we had only just left the huge salt lake to stop for the night in a small township called San Pedrito de Quemez. We slept this…

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  7. April 9, 2006

    Salar de Uyuni – Day Two (2)

    The second day took us into wild places in the Andean mountains, reaching altitudes of up to 5000 meters in our Toyota Landcruiser 4wd where seven of us managed to fit in quite comfortably. During the second day we saw lakes filled with…

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  8. April 8, 2006

    Sucre by Photos

    Riding down the main street of Sucre on a motorbike.

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  9. April 8, 2006

    Two Days in Sucre

    Upon arriving in Sucre, I called my friend Sonia and was taken to the home of some YWAMers nearby. This was my reason for being here – to work in this home and help the King’s Kids branch of YWAM develop their own web site.

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  10. April 8, 2006

    Four Days in La Paz – A Photo Journal

    Many things happened in La Paz. Serving the homeless with food, helping Mission Adulam with their communication needs, shopping for various items in the crowded markets, and working out my way back and forth from El Alto on top of the hill…

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