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The Waterfall of Gocta

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

23 November 2010 GOCTA, AMAZONES, PERU–From miles away you can see the cataract falling in a thin, silvery stream. The line bisects green jungle and is in two stages, falling to one shelf and then, much farther, to a base that cannot be seen until right upon it. In order to get right upon it […]

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Kuelap: Mountain Fortress of the Chachapoyans

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

22 November 2010 KUELAP–When Hiram Bingham became the first scientific Â discoverer of Machu Pichu he and the world thought he had discovered the lost city of Vilcapampa, the last redoubt of the Incas where they retreated to under Manco Inca and fought a long and bitter guerilla war against the Spanish. Manco Inca was murdered […]

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Leaving Tarapoto

Monday, December 27, 2010

21 November 2010 PEDRO RUIZâ€”We had hoped to be in the mountain city of Chachapoyas this evening but it was not to be. Despite the late night in Tarapoto we got up early, paid our bill and got a moto-taxi to the bus station before 0900. Unfortunately the bus for Pedro Ruizâ€”a way-station town where […]

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Cameras For Peru

Friday, December 17, 2010

COLUMBUS–I wonder when the sad day will be when I decide not to take a film camera. Happily, that day has not yet come. While trying to decide what equipment to take I was deeply conflicted. My primary camera is the outstanding Nikon D3 but the D3 has some serious drawbacks for traveling. First and […]

Filed in Nikon D3, Panasonic GF1, Peru | Also tagged Leica, Leica M Mount Adaptor for Panasonic Micro 4/3, Leica M6ttl, Micro 4/3, Panasonic, Panasonic GF1, Peru, Peruvian, South America, travel photography | Comments (0)