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This leg of El Gran Viaje. An 19,000 mile Drive (9,500 down, 9,500 to go). The Road Less Traveled; Argentina's Route 40. El Chaltén to Chile Chico. Typical vista of Patagonia. Rio Santa Cruz, the largest river in southern Patagonia. These fossils helped convince him of the impermanent nature of life, a key piece in his development of the theory of natural selection. This animal was also featured prominantly in the travel novel,. Rush hour on Route 40. One afternoon we were looking for a place to camp (de...

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pantanal

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What you lookin' at? This leg of the Gran Viaje. An 25,000 mile Drive. A Vast Wilderness of Critters and Cows. Due to the openness of the terrain. It is generally included in lists of the best wildlife viewing areas in the world, especially for birds. Off-roading, Pantanal style. Sunrise at the ranch. The Transpantaneira, highway across the Pantanal. In the mid 1970's a dirt, two-lane highway was bulldozed through to better utilize the under-populated area. The Transpantaneira is a raised levy that r...

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uruguay to esteros

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This leg of the Gran Viaje. An 25,000 mile Drive (15,000 down, 10,000 to go). Rio de la Plata: Uruguay and North. 1/19 -27/04 . Click here to enter. Cannon ramparts along the old city walls, overlooking the river. The old town is surrounded by thick stone walls and cannon emplacements, testimony to its often turbulent past, as Spain retaliated for plundered booty. It now is a tourist magnet, though not overrun with people, nor tacky junk, it is just relaxing and very pretty. Much of the economy and cultu...

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patagonia to pampas

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This leg of El Gran Viaje. An 20,000 mile Drive (10,500 down, 9,500 to go). Patagonia to the Pampas:. After leaving the sheep shearing camp we headed east to the coast. The road winds through a beautiful section of desert canyons. For long sections we drove under massive, undercut rock faces, waiting and joking about how many pancakes thick we would be if they fell on us. A 6' long section of a petrified araucaria trunk. No snow for these penguins. A bumpy 27 km out to the water, we arrived at the ranger...

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esquel

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The Old Patagonian Express. This leg of El Gran Viaje. An 19,000 mile Drive (9,500 down, 9,500 to go). Esquel and Parque Nacional Los Alerces, Argentina. After an incredible five days traveling the Careterra Austral we crossed back into Argentina, following the route of the Rio Futaleufu. This was our seventh crossing of these two neighbors, each different and each beautiful in it's own unique way. Clery Evans, tells history of Welsh immigrants. La Trochita, the narrow gauge steam railroad. Resembling th...

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rio

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Carmen Miranda's famed fruitbowl! This leg of the Gran Viaje. An 25,000 mile Drive (15,000 down, 10,000 to go). A week in Rio, Carnival, the Pantanal, joyous car problems. WE HAVE IT ALL NEXT EPISODE. stay tuned! Well, we only get Rio this time. After several relaxing days enjoying the beach on the southern Brazilian coast, we headed for Rio de Janeiro (River of January), and the excitement of Rio was soon ours! It was on the beach and had an awesome roof top terrace with a sweeping view of the beach.

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bolivia

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Lauca National Park, Chile. This leg of the Gran Viaje. An 25,000 mile Drive. Northern Chile to La Paz, Bolivia: Dry and High. Adobe buildings and streets. Main Street, San Pedro de Atacama. The Man of Steel (or sand and salt). Valle de la Luna. Hot springs by morning. The following morning we rose early to head out to the Taito Geysers. Named Chile's most interesting geothermal phenomena (doesn't every country have one? They are the highest geyser field in the world at 14,107 ft! As a tourist brochure s...

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misson to iguazu

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This leg of the Gran Viaje. An 25,000 mile Drive (15,000 down, 10,000 to go). Misiones, Cataratas de Iguazu, Foz do Iguaçu y Curitiba to Paranagua to Rio. Click here to enter! The Misiones region of Argentina is noticeably greener and more lush than farther south in Uruguay and Entre Rios. Agriculture is big, but trees begin to predominate. The subtropical forest, called Mata Atlantica is one of the world's 25 biological Hot Spots, deemed most important for protection because of it's biodiversity. The mi...

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Torres

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Torrent ducks in Torres del Paine. This leg of El Gran Viaje. An 18,000 mile Drive (6500 down, 11,500 to go). Torres del Paine for Christmas, and Los Glaciares for New Years! Torres del Paine, Chile. Guanaco in Torres del Paine. The Cuernos (Horns) of Paine. Us at the entrance of the park. The3 little spots, dead center, are people (small aren't they! Several places along the hike we viewed condors soaring on thermals, looking for a yummy, dead critters to eat. Adults have a white collar around their...