Rocky on the road
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The Ship Parking
20/02/2012 – 15:00
The South American Pacific coast suffers similar to other world regions from overfishing. Many fishing boats and ships had to be scrapped or seem to be waiting for better times, like the ships seen on the photograph. The picture was taken nearby a small village in Central Peru.
Fleet Review
19/02/2012 – 21:42
Captain Miguel María Grau Seminario (1834-1879, KIA), promoted to Grand Admiral of Peru posthumously, was the Commander of the Peruvian fleet at the beginning of the War of the Pacific (1879-1884). He is one of South Americas best known war heroes and you´ll find a street or building named after him in every Peruvian city, read more
Scotch toilet sign
08/02/2012 – 18:13
If you get stuck while writing an important report, then you start to reflect on the really important issues. For example, how would a Scotch toilet sign look like? That´s the result… Hey, don´t laugh too much, I´ve still a few pages to write and a few other countries in mind.
The eternal traveler – Edmilson B.S.
08/02/2012 – 16:39
He left with 20,000 USD which he saved in more than 15 years of work at a Brazilian fast food restaurant. The day we met at the suburbs of Cusco, Peru, he still had some 25 Cent left. His bicycle had to be repaired several times and he was forced to sell lot of his stuff. read more
How to drive in South America – 9 rules (if you need exactly ten, repeat the ninth one more time)
29/01/2012 – 19:21
Never, never drive at night. You might be forced to do so on a few occasions, but believe me, avoid it if possible. South American drivers (applies at least for Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) hate to switch their high beam on to low for some reason. Additionally, the roads become dangerous at night read more
The perfect shot
12/01/2012 – 17:51
Sometimes one has to stay at a place for a night to get a nice picture. And sometimes, it just isn´t meant to be. I decided to pass the night at 3500 m altitude at the lagoon Cuicocha in northern Ecuador to see if a nice shot at sunrise will be possible. Instead of this nice shot, read more
Incoming
11/01/2012 – 16:02
The northern coast of Peru is a paradise for (wind and kite) surfers. Lobitos, Cabo Blanco, Punta Sal or Máncora are the places to be. Every year in February or March there are championships with participants from all over the globe. Lobitos, as seen on the pic, is one of the more challenging spots due read more