Seno Otway Penguin Colony

In November 2009 I visited the Seno Otway Penguin Colony which was an hour’s drive from Punta Arenas, Chile. I finally got around to uploading some pictures here. ...Read the rest of this post...
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Southern South American Towns

I’ll show here some pictures from several towns which I visited awhile ago in southern Patagonia in between stops at some other amazing places which will deserve their own future posts. ...Read the rest of this post...
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Chile Lakes District

Continuing the tale and stream of pictures of last year's trip to Patagonia...

After only one Full day in Bariloche, we boarded a bus to Puerto Varas, Chile. We traveled through a mountain pass over the Andes before stopping at the Chilean customs. ...Read the rest of this post...
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Patagonia Lakes District in Argentina

It was almost a year ago that my tour group with Gap flew from Buenos Aires to the city of San Carlos de Bariloche for the start of the tour through Patagonia. The first few days of the tour took us through the Argentina and Chilean Lakes districts in the northern region of Patagonia. ...Read the rest of this post...
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Peru Trip Slideshows

Just over two years ago I joined some of my trail running friends on an incredible multi-day trail running expedition through the Peruvian Andes. I started writing about this trip before (1, 2) but never managed to finish the story. There was so much experienced that my words ...Read the rest of this post...
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Buenos Aires

I arrived in Buenos Aires last November a few days before the start of a 3 week tour through Patagonia with GAP Adventures. My flight arrived around 8:00am, and I signed up for a ride with a local bus company to drop me off at the hotel for 1/5 the price of a taxi. ...Read the rest of this post...
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Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

Last November, I had been staying in Buenos Aires for a few days before joining a tour through Patagonia. After reading this New York Times article, I had originally considered an overnight trip to Uruguay’s capital of Montevideo to coincide with the Saturday art markets. However, due to some last minute changes in itinerary, my time in ...Read the rest of this post...
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Peru 2008 Part 2, Start of the Trek

It’s been awhile, but now I get back to writing about this trip from 1.5 years ago to Peru. I have been delayed in part because so much happened on that trip it has been difficult to condense into reasonable story. ...Read the rest of this post...
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Hokahey 5k, Buenos Aires Edtion

The Hokahey 5k, a benefit run for my good friend Dan Keitz to help offset the costs associated with a diagnosis of ALS and CIDP, was held recently. Due to some last minute travel changes, I could not be at the Hokahey 5k race in Austin. So, after hearing there would be runners running the race remotely from Ohio, Vermont, and India, I put on the Buenos Aires International edition the race in honor of Dan on Saturday, Nov 14. ...Read the rest of this post...
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Peru Trek 2008 - Chaskiq Nunan, Part 1

Earlier this year in May, I took a trip to Peru with a several friends I know from the Rogue trail running programs. The trip was excellently run by the tour company IncaRunners. It involved some sightseeing, and a week of trekking and mountain running ...Read the rest of this post...
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2003 - Peru and the Inca Trail Trek

This is the story of an old trip, posted after someone asked for details.

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Travel Report

This was a 2-week independent itinerary arranged by Amazon Adventures. The tour operator worked out my transportation between cities, and arranged either for a guide or for me to join a local day tour in each city. This gave me something more ...Read the rest of this post...
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2009 Latin American Tour Index

This post serves to summarize links to posts and pictures from my 2009 trips through Patagonia and Nicaragua. I will add links as I get more posted.

These links will jump to summary pages of blog posts or the photo albums hosted on my Smugmug site.

Patagonia Trip: - All Picture Albums - All Blog Posts - Tour map: Google Maps, or Google Earth

Nicaragua Trip: - All Picture Albums - All Blog Posts - Tour map: Google Maps, or Google Earth

Alternatively, you can jump directly to the individual albums or posts below. "Photos" and "Slideshow" are just different viewing options for the same set of photographs.

Patagonia Trip Links:

Location	Photos		Blog	Trip Date
Patagonia Trip - People Pictures	Photos	Slideshow		Nov 15 - Dec 3
Buenos Aires - Highlights Album	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 12-15 & Dec 2-4
Buenos Aires - Nightime Pics	Photos	Slideshow
Buenos Aires - Daytime Pics	Photos	Slideshow
Buenos Aires - La Recoleta Cemetery	Photos	Slideshow
Buenos Aires - Hokahey 5k run	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 14
Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 14
Bariloche - Highlights Album	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 16-17
Bariloche - All Pics	Photos	Slideshow
Puerto Varas area Highlights Album	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 18-19
Puerto Varas + Chiloe Island, Puerto Montt	Photos	Slideshow
Punta Arenas, Chile	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 20
Seno Oway Penguin Colony - Highlights	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post
Seno Oway Penguin Colony - All	Photos	Slideshow
Puerto Natales	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 21,26
Torres del Paine	-	-	-	Nov 22-25
Perito Moreno Glacier	-	-	-	Nov 26
El Calafate	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Nov 26,30
El Chatlan, Fitz Roy	-	-	-	Nov 27-29
Ushuaia	-	-	-	Nov 30, Dec 1

Nicaragua Trip Links:

Location	Photos		Blog	Trip Date
Ultramaraton Fuego y Agua	Photos	Slideshow	Race Report	Dec 10-13
Calzado de Ometepe Kids Race	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 13
Managua and Coyotepe	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 5-6
La Granadilla	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 7
Mombacho Volcano	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 8
Empowerment International	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 9
Masaya	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 9
Granada - Highlights Album	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 6-9, Dec 14
Granada- Full Album	Photos	Slideshow
Leon	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 14-16
Cerro Negro	Photos	Slideshow	Blog Post	Dec 15
Juan Vernando Park	-	-	-	Dec 16
Matagalpa	-	-	-	Dec 17-19

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