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Category Archives: Many Moons 2011-2012
Getting High in the Andes (The Raff Way): Climbing Huyana Potosi–May 25-27
 While in Chalalan, we’d decided to attempt to climb 6,088 m Huyana Potosi; neither of us was in any kind of climbing shape, but the mountain charmed us when we flew by its upper portions last week, and so we … Continue reading
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Welcome to the Jungle: Chalalan Eco-Lodge (May 19 – 23)
The Amazon Rainforest is a subject that both Mike and I enjoyed learning about in our childhood, and for Mike it has been a dream to visit the rainforest. So what better place than the Madidi National Park in Bolivia, … Continue reading
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La Paz: the World’s Highest Capital and the World’s Most Dangerous Road–M
When Sarah last left you, we had just finished our tour of the Uyuni Salar, one of our favorite experiences in South America. Before moving on to La Paz, we decided to take a rest in Uyuni for a day, … Continue reading
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Touring the Bolivian Salt Flats: May 10 -14
Now that we were in Tupiza after our long walk, we needed to figure out how to get out of Tupiza to see some of Bolivia’s amazing landscapes. Tupiza is the jumping off point for tours to the far southwest … Continue reading
When Bolivia Is On Strike, It´s Good to Find Some Hippies–May 8-9
After our frustrating attempt to get a Bolivian visa in Salta last week, gaining entrance at the border proved to be much easier than we had expected, but we were not to know at the time that the border was … Continue reading
Tilcara and the Painted Hills–May 5-7
By the time that we left Cafayete, we had been in South America for 40 days and had a really nice taste of Argentina and Patagonian Chile, but both Sarah and I agreed that it was time to make our … Continue reading
Getting North and Embracing the Culture in Argentina: Cordoba, Salta and Cafayate (April 26 – May 4)
Feeling refreshed after several days in the countryside, it was time for us to move on to visit a few of Argentina’s northern cities. On April 26, we said goodbye to our rock dog friend and traveled to Mendoza to … Continue reading
Mendoza and Uspallata: Wine Country and the Andes–April 20-25
First, I apologize for such a generic title; I have experienced a bit of writer’s block the past few days, so creativity is a little low here. The days we spent in this area, on the other hand, were anything … Continue reading
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Wind, Mountains and Chocolate: El Chalten and Bariloche (April 13 – 19)
After our Torres Del Paine hike, it was time to cross back into Argentina and start slowly working our way north. Our first stop was the tiny town of El Chalten, which is the base for climbs of Fitz Roy … Continue reading
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Doin’ the Dubya–Our Trek of Torres del Paine in Patagonia: April 4-11
After having spent roughly a week between Buenos Aires and Northeast Argentina, we found ourselves on a plane headed down to Patagonia, a mountaineer’s paradise, although we had no aspirations (well, reasonable ones, anyway) of climbing. Our plans did include … Continue reading
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