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Tag: Peru

Photo Albums Collection

I’ve made some photo albums from Latin America, grouped by country.
They can all be found on the Photography page, but here are the links for simplicity:

Mexico

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama

Argentina

Bolivia

Peru

Colombia

Peru

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Equipment Review

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Clothes
1 Pair Trousers – used sparingly, in nightclubs and whe ntemperature dipped – especially in Bolivia
1 Pair Cargo Shorts – used extensively. I recommend Gap. Lasted very well, had pockets repaired in Panama then replaced in Colombia.
3 T Shirts – White t-shirts didn’t last too well. Easy and cheap to [...]

Latin America

Highlights
Equipment Review
Final Route

Highlights
The original blog – “roylloydjones” – started out as an almost daily journal from my eleven month backpacking trip around Latin America in 2005/06, recording daily events as I travelled by any mode of transport available – car, bus, train, aeroplane, rickshaw, canoe, sail boat, speed boat and ferry, eventually travelling this [...]

Photography

During the trip to Latin America, I used a Konica Minolta DiMAGE X20, which at 2megapixel is highly inferior in todays market. I think it worked pretty well throughout, until it died in Panama, on the beach at Playa Venao, right after taking some photos of some cows!
Below is a small selection of photos from [...]

Pasto: Entering Colombia

Day 239 – Tuesday 16th May 2006
I woke feeling groggy, packed my stuff, woke Aaron and we left Quito. I didn’t see anything there but I wasn’t overly concerned as at this time the only thing I wanted to do was get to Colombia.

Guayguil: Passing Through

Day 237 – Sunday 14th May 2006
I woke up early and decided to make my way north. There was no specific reason for this, I just decided that I wanted to get to Colombia as soon as possible, and hanging around in beach towns was not really conducive to achieving this.

Mancora: Ceviche and Pacific

Day 236 – Saturday 13th May 2006
Arriving at 9.00am in Mancora (north of Peru) about 18 hours after leaving Lima, it was clear it was going to be a hot day! I jumped into a golf cart taxi and told my caddy to take me to a hotel. He drove me down the main road [...]

Lima: Waiting for a Passport

Days 227 to 235 – Thursday 4th to Friday 12th May 2005
I had planned on staying in Lima over the weekend, so not having been able to collect my Passport wasn’t so much of an issue, more of an inconvenience. The other thing I needed to collect whilst I was in Lima were my ATM [...]

Lima: Birthday Time

Days 224 to 226 – Monday 1st to Wednesday 3rd May 2006
After waiting around in Arequipa for the whole day we caught an overnight bus to Lima. This bus began with such potential! Comfortable seats, decent legroom and right at the front. I was hoping after Bolivia and Peru for a decent bus to travel [...]