| Argentina from top to bottom - p2/2 |
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| It is often some distance from their burrow to the sea | Puerto Madryn, the base for visits to the Península Valdés |
Punta Delgado on the Península Valdés | The path passes through the colourful Kaffir Fig |
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| On the beach there are numerous elephant seals basking in the sun | The lighthouse at Punta Delgado |
Near Puerto Pyramides there are seal colonies | Young and old enjoy the sun |
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| We fly over the very end of the American land mass and the Straits of Magellan | Down town Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego | The most southerly city, the "End of the World" |
Views of the Beagle Channel looking across to Chile |
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| Charles Darwin sailed through these waters | The gnarled old woodland of the Tierra del Fuego National Park | A beaver dam and the attendant damage to the trees in the Park |
Lapatia Bay and the end of the Pan-American Highway Alaska 17848 kms! |
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| Views across Lapataia bay | Summer time but still snow at the end of the Andes | A first glimpse of the Perito Moreno Glacier in southern Patagonia |
Close by and the size of it is apparent by the launch at the far right of the picture |
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| Visitor beware! | The incredible shapes of the twisted and cracked ice |
There are viewing platforms at varying levels | From a launch the height of the glacier is more obvious |
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| One of the launches that took us closer to the wall of ice |
A final view of the glacier with the sun just catching its surface |
Thousands of kms north and flowers in the garden of our hotel near the Iguassu Falls on the border with Brazil and Paraguay |
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| Some young coatis, a relative of the racoon | A first sight of the falls from the Brazilian side | One of the viewing platforms near the "Devil's Throat" |
The Falls stretch for several kilometres |
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| Walkways on the Argentinian side lead across the top of the Falls to give close views of the cascades | |||
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| A small train takes us from one point to another. Mind your extremities! | Spray and sunlight result in rainbows |
Boats take the brave (or foolhardy?) closer to the Falls |
A placid section of the Iguassu River downstream from the Falls |
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| Everyone's prepared for a thorough soaking! |
More rainbows through the spray |
Close to one of the many cascades |
The "Garganta del Diablo" or "Devil's Throat" |
Revised Monday, November 29, 2010 - Alan Gentle
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Punta Tomba
It is often some distance from their burrow to the sea
Península Valdés
Puerto Madryn, the base for visits to the Península Valdés
Península Valdés
Punta Delgado on the Península Valdés
Península Valdés
The path passes through the colourful Kaffir Fig
Península Valdés
On the beach there are numerous elephant seals basking in the sun
Península Valdés
The lighthouse at Punta Delgado
Península Valdés
Near Puerto Pyramides there are seal colonies
Península Valdés
Young and old enjoy the sun
Straits of Magellan
We fly over the very end of the American land mass and the Straits of Magellan
Ushuaia
Down town Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
Ushuaia
The most southerly city, the "End of the World"
Ushuaia
Views of the Beagle Channel looking across to Chile
Ushuaia
Charles Darwin sailed through these waters
Ushuaia
The gnarled old woodland of the Tierra del Fuego National Park
Ushuaia
A beaver dam and the attendant damage to the trees in the Park
Ushuaia
Lapatia Bay and the end of the Pan-American Highway - Alaska 17848 kms!
Ushuaia
Views across Lapataia bay
Ushuaia
Summer time but still snow at the end of the Andes
Perito Moreno Glacier
A first glimpse of the Perito Moreno Glacier in southern Patagonia
Perito Moreno Glacier
Close by and the size of it is apparent by the launch at the far right of the picture
Perito Moreno Glacier
Visitor beware!
Perito Moreno Glacier
The incredible shapes of the twisted and cracked ice
Perito Moreno Glacier
There are viewing platforms at varying levels
Perito Moreno Glacier
From a launch the height of the glacier is more obvious
Perito Moreno Glacier
One of the launches that took us closer to the wall of ice
Perito Moreno Glacier
A final view of the glacier with the sun just catching its surface
Iguassu Falls
Thousands of kms north and flowers in the garden of our hotel near the Iguassu Falls on the border with Brazil and Paraguay
Iguassu Falls
Flowers in the garden of our hotel
Iguassu Falls
Some young coatis, a relative of the racoon
Iguassu Falls
A first sight of the falls from the Brazilian side
Iguassu Falls
One of the viewing platforms near the "Devil's Throat"
Iguassu Falls
The Falls stretch for several kilometres
Iguassu Falls
Walkways on the Argentinian side lead across the top of the Falls to give close views of the cascades
Iguassu Falls
Other views of the Falls
Iguassu Falls
Other views of the Falls
Iguassu Falls
Other views of the Falls
Iguassu Falls
A small train takes us from one point to another. Mind your extremities!
Iguassu Falls
Spray and sunlight result in rainbows
Iguassu Falls
Boats take the brave (or foolhardy?) closer to the Falls
Iguassu Falls
A placid section of the Iguassu River downstream from the Falls
Iguassu Falls
Everyone's prepared for a thorough soaking!
Iguassu Falls
More rainbows through the spray
Iguassu Falls
Close to one of the many cascades
Iguassu Falls
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The "Garganta del Diablo" or "Devil's Throat"
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Revised Friday, April 22, 2011 - Alan Gentle