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South America

Chile, May-June 2009

Pacific ocean beach on the Chiloé Island

Nearly black-looking pacific ocean on the Chiloé Island

See lions at the harbour in Valdivia, waiting for left-overs from the fishmarket

See lions at the harbour in Valdivia

There is no better place for celebrating my birthday than in a German brewery in Chile

Enjoying my birthday lunch... Weissbier, Schweinshaxe with Sauerkraut and Spatzle and Apfelstrudel with Vanilla icecream as a dessert. Yummie!!!

Hike through Huerquehue National Park with Daniel and Bruce (German)

Hike through Huerquehue National Park

Villarica volcano, here we come!

Climbing the Villarica volcano with crampons and ice axe

The higher we got the better became the views...

Can you see the gacier ice glittering?!

... still a while to go

Yeeeeah, we made it!!!!!

The effort was worth it... the rewarding look into the crater

View from the top into the valley and to other volcanoes

The way down...

The colourful houses in Valparaiso

Valparaiso with its trolley

Elevators in Valparaiso

Elevators in Valparaiso

Elevators in Valparaiso

Harbour in Valparaiso

Graffiti in Valparaiso

Graffiti in Valparaiso

"Grafiti es cultura!"

Vina del Mar

Virgin Mary statue in Santiago de Chile

You can get a glimpse of the city of Santiago under the smog

Santiago by nighttime

Chile, Brazil and Argentina, May 2009

Valley of the Moon near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Valley of the Moon near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Valley of the Moon near San Pedro de Atacama (Chile)

Valley of the Moon near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Valley of the Moon near San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Salta, Argentina

Salta church

The beautiful Plaza in the centre of Salta

The beautiful Plaza in the centre of Salta

View of Salta

Beautiful landscape around Salta

Beautiful landscape around Salta

Isn´t it amazing how many different colours rocks can have?!

Visit of a vinyard with vine tasting

Tabacco drying

Iguazu Waterfalls (Argentinean side)

Lynn (Belgium), me, Alex (France), Alex (England) and Agnes (Mauritius) in front of the Falls

Iguazu Waterfalls (Argentinean side)

Iguazu Waterfalls (Brazilian side)

Iguazu Waterfalls (Brazilian side)

Iguazu Waterfalls (Brazilian side)

Iguazu Waterfalls (Brazilian side)

Football game (Boca Juniors vs. Arsenal) in Buenos Aires

The colourful neighbourhood of "La Boca" in Buenos Aires

Tango dancers in La Boca, Buenos Aires

The colourful neighbourhood of "La Boca" in Buenos Aires

Funny houses in La Boca, Buenos Aires

Colouful houses in La Boca, Buenos Aires

Colouful houses in La Boca, Buenos Aires

Colouful houses in La Boca, Buenos Aires

The soccer stadium of "Boca Juniors"

Monument in Rosario

Sunset watching from Cerro Otto mountain in Bariloche

Luxurious alpine-style hotel near Bariloche

Idyllic landscape in Bariloche

Hard-core bike tour with Dale (Canada) and Charly (Australia)

Idyllic landscape in Bariloche

Idyllic landscape in Bariloche

Road trip on the 7 lakes route with 2 Frenchies, Mark (Germany) and Aurelia (Lithuania)

Great views from Cerro Campanario mountain in Bariloche

That´s how hostel-life can look like... having a potluck dinner in Bariloche

Bolivia, April-May 2009

The beautiful Lake Titicaca

The beautiful Lake Titicaca

Way of the Cross on a hill overlooking the lake

Relaxing with amazing views on the Isla del Sol

Isla del Sol....how beautiful

Locals transporting goods to the mainland

Sunset on Isla del Sol

Crossing the lake by bus on my way to La Paz

Witches Market in La Paz... Crazy what kind of stuff they sell there

Dead llama foetuses to buy on the Witches Market

If you buy this and let it bless by the priest, all these wishes are supposed to become true within the next year

Valley of the Moon near La Paz

Valley of the Moon near La Paz

The Death Road (La Paz)

Yeah, I survived the Death Road!!!

Boat trip through the Pampas near Rurrenabaque

Alligator

Lots of monkeys

Our camp in the Pampas

Alligator and his beautiful teeths ;-)

Be careful... Alligator!

Caiman

Capybara (Wasserschwein)

some snake on a tree

Our guide Negro with an anaconda in his hand

Boat trip through the Pampas

Yummie, piranas! :-)

Smoked pirana ;-)

Amazing views during the flight back to Rurrenabaque

The tiny airplane from Rurrenabaque to La Paz

Ready for the Mine-Tour in Potosi

The mine tour

A young miner (13 years) chewing coca leaves

This was how parts of the ceilling looked like... I might not want to know what this is...

Me holding dynamite. Have a closer look!!!! It´s lit! Exploding about 6 Minutes later!

Local man during the 1st of May- Feast

Bolivians love protesting... This group was marching straight through the middle of the band and dancing couples

Local women dressed up for the feast

Image of the dinosaur tracks which you can see in real in the next photo

Real dinosaur tracks!

Dinosaur footprints

Amazing photo spot. The train cementary near Uyuni.

Train cementary near Uyuni.

Train cementary near Uyuni.

Train cementary near Uyuni.

Piles of salt on the Salt Flats

I had to verify...Yes, it's really salt!

United countries on the salt flats

These signs: Don´t pee here! were all around the Salt Hotel

The beautiful Isla de Pescado on the Salt Flats

The beautiful Isla de Pescado on the Salt Flats

The beautiful Isla de Pescado on the Salt Flats

The beautiful Isla de Pescado on the Salt Flats

The beautiful Isla de Pescado on the Salt Flats

The beautiful Isla de Pescado on the Salt Flats

Crazy photos... on the salt flats

Crazy photos... on the salt flats

Crazy photos... on the salt flats

Crazy photos... on the salt flats

The Galaxy cavern. These are fossilized algues.

Lagoon with flamingos

Flamingos

Beautiful colours in the desert

A desert fox

Our Uyuni Tour Group (Ditte, Hannah, Rob, me, Sophia and Antonella) in front of the "Tree Rock"

Laguna Colorado...amazing colours

Laguna Colorado

Peru, March-April 2009

Máncora, that´s backpacker life :-)

Máncora beach

These funny taxis you can find everywhere in Peru

Surfers in Máncora

Beautiful sunset in Máncora

Beautiful sunset in Máncora

Another beautiful sunset in Máncora

My hotel-like hostel in Máncora

My hotel-like hostel in Máncora

St. Patricks Day in Máncora with Dave, Janis, Lee, me, Alex, Dominique and Jeanna

Partying in green on St. Patricks Day (Janis, Jeanna and me)

Huacas del Sol y de la Luna (The temples of the Sun and Moon) in Trujillo

View of the archeological foundings

The temple of the Moon

The temple of the Moon

Amazing, how well preserved parts of the temples are

More ancient paintings

Archeologists working on the site, discovering more and more parts of the huge temples

Archeologists preserving the paintings

Trujillo. Chan Chan, the largest mud-brick citadel dating back to the pre-Hispanic era.

The guard of the Chan Chan ;-)

Chan Chan

Chan Chan

Chan Chan

Huaraz, Amazing hike to the "Laguna 69"

Huaraz, Amazing hike to the "Laguna 69"

Huaraz, Crossing rivers during the hike

Yeah, Kristine and me finally arrived at the Laguna 69 :-)

Laguna 69 in about 4600m of altitude

It started snowing while we were having our lunch break at the lake

Lima, Plaza de Armas

Pisco, Boattrip to the "Poor Mans Galapagos Islands" (Islas de Ballestas). A line similair to the Nazca lines in the background.

Penguins on the "Fake Galapagos" islands

Pelicans and other birds

Sea lions

More sea lions on the islands

There were hundreds of seal babies... how cute

Driving through the desert in near Pisco on a road made out of salt

Emma and me in the desert

A Pisco condor

A beautiful red beach

Amazing landscape near Pisco

A dead pelican

Birds, birds, birds

The cute oasis village of Huacachina

Dune buggy ride through the desert in Huacachina. This is more scary than any rollercoaster...but so much fun.

Desert in Huacachina

Sandboarding on the sanddunes in the desert

The sandboarding team

Standing with Emma in front of the tiny plane (5 Pers. plus pilot) for our amazing flight over the Nazca lines

Our Nazca lines pilot

The Nazca lines (Whale)

The Nazca lines (Monkey)

The Nazca lines (Spider)

The Nazca lines (Condor)

Arequipas beautiful Plaza de Armas

Lamas in Peru

On my way to Chachani mountain (6070m high)

Our base camp on 5300m

Beautiful snowy mountains on our way to Chachani

Climbing Chachani with ice axe and crampons

The last survivors of our group our way to Chachani

The altitude killed us.. Only Andrew and I made it to 5800m and then we had to give up as well, as the altitude made us feel so sick

Trip through the Colca Canyon with Tom and Roger (London)

This was our basic hostel in a little village during our hike through the Colca Canyon

Beautiful views in the Canyon

Beautiful views in the Canyon

Lizard in the Colca Canyon

I believe I can fly like a Condor....

Women in typical local dresses

Woman in a typical local dress

Huge condors in the Colca Canyon

Huge condors in the Colca Canyon

This condor was posing for my picture... This viewpoint is called Cruz del Condor (Cross of the Condor)

Inka ruins near Cusco

On our hike to Machu Picchu (Tom and Roger)

Me and a monkey

Guinea pigs on the kitchen floor, soon in the oven (People seriously eat guina pigs here!)

Nice views during the hike

Beautiful scenery during the hike

My feet after crossing a mud slide^^

Hiking along the train track to Aguas Calientes

Machu Picchu, here we are

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu from the birds eye perspective... with some imagination you can see it has the shape of a condor

Machu Picchu

I didn´t see the easter bunny on Easter Monday, but a chinchilla

Colombia & Ecuador, January-March 2009

Bogotá, Candelaria

Bogotá, Candelaria

Bogotá, Candelaria

Bogotá, Candelaria

Bogotá, Candelaria

Bogotá, Candelaria

Bogotá, Candelaria

Bogotá, Candelaria

Bogotá

Bogotá, Montserrate

Bogotá, Montserrate

Bogotá, Montserrate

Bogotá, Montserrate

Zipaquirá, Salt Cathedral/ Salt mine

Zipaquirá, Salt Cathedral

Zipaquirá, Salt Cathedral

Zipaquirá, Salt Cathedral

Zipaquirá, Salt Cathedral

Zipaquirá, Salt Cathedral

Zipaquirá, Salt mine

Zipaquirá, Salt mine

on the journey to San Gil

San Gil, hike to the Juan Curi Waterfalls

San Gil, hike to the Juan Curi Waterfalls

San Gil, hike to the Juan Curi Waterfalls

San Gil, hike to the Juan Curi Waterfalls

San Gil, hike to the Juan Curi Waterfalls

San Gil, hike to the Juan Curi Waterfalls

San Gil, hike to the Juan Curi Waterfalls

San Gil, hike to the Juan Curi Waterfalls

San Gil, hike to the Juan Curi Waterfalls

San Gil, hike to the Juan Curi Waterfalls, Playing Tarzan :-)

San Gil, hike to the Juan Curi Waterfalls

San Gil, Juan Curi Waterfalls

San Gil, Juan Curi Waterfalls

San Gil, Spooky looking trees in the botanical garden

San Gil, market

San Gil, My hostel. Colombians love hammocks... and so do I

San Gil, Rafting trip

San Gil, Rafting trip

San Gil, Rafting trip

San Gil, Paragliding

San Gil, Paragliding

San Gil, Paragliding

San Gil, Paragliding

San Gil, Paragliding

San Gil, Paragliding

Lost City Tour, Crossing pretty hectic rivers

Lost City Tour, The beautiful jungle

Lost City Tour, This is how the Cogi Indians live in the jungle

Lost City Tour, Meuls, horses and dunkeys were the only means of transportion in the jungle

Lost City Tour, Horse carrying our food

Lost City Tour, Our first camp...sleeping in hammocks is better than I thought it would be

Lost City Tour, The tukan called Julian

Lost City Tour, The tukan called Julian

Lost City Tour, Julia and Julian

Lost City Tour, Yeah... after 3 days of walking we finally arrived the 1200 steps leading to the Lost City (Ciudad Perdida)

Lost City Tour, Ciudad Perdida

Lost City Tour, Ciudad Perdida

Lost City Tour, Ciudad Perdida

Lost City Tour, Meeting some army guys protencting the site and the tourists

Lost City Tour, Our camp in the Lost City

Lost City Tour, Impressive Waterfalls

Lost City Tour, Our guide cutting pinapple for us

Lost City Tour, Ciudad Perdida

Lost City Tour, Ciudad Perdida

Lost City Tour, Ciudad Perdida

Lost City Tour, Ciudad Perdida

Lost City Tour, Ciudad Perdida

Lost City Tour

Lost City Tour, An exciting way of crossing a river

Lost City Tour, This ugly disgusting tarantula was honestly sitting on my head

Lost City Tour, Our camp for a night

Lost City Tour

Lost City Tour, Houses of some local people living in the middle of the jungle

Tayrona National Parc with beautiful beaches

Tayrona National Parc

Tayrona National Parc, Thes palm trees reminded me of French Polynesia

Taganga, A nice little village

Taganga

Cartagena, The beautiful old colonial part of the city

Cartagena, The beautiful old colonial part of the city

Cartagena, The beautiful old colonial part of the city

Cartagena, The beautiful old colonial part of the city

Cartagena, The beautiful old colonial part of the city

Cartagena, The beautiful old colonial part of the city

Cartagena, The beautiful old colonial part of the city

Cartagena, Skyline

Cartagena, Skyline

Cartagena, The beautiful old colonial part of the city

Cartagena, The beautiful old colonial part of the city

Cartagena, Locals and how they live

Cartagena, The beautiful old colonial part of the city

Cartagena, The beautiful old colonial part of the city

Cartagena, The beautiful old colonial part of the city

Cartagena, Trip to the mud vulcano

Cartagena, having a bath in the mud volcano :-)

Cartagena, Enjoying a massage in the mud

Cartagena, Enjoying a massage in the mud

Cartagena, having a bath in the mud vulcano

Baranquilla Carnival, not possible without Medellin rum

Baranquilla, Carnival, Steffi and me covered in chalk

Baranquilla Carnival

Baranquilla Carnival, We just had to take a picture with this guy wearing a "Germany T-Shirt"

Baranquilla Carnival

Baranquilla Carnival, Local kids

Baranquilla Carnival

Medellin, Backpacker life how it should be like ;-)

Medellin, Plaza de Botero

Medellin, Soccer match (sort of South American Champions League)

La Piedra del Pinol

La Piedra del Pinol

Guatapé

Cute little colombian boy

Salento (Zona Cafetera), Parque de Cocora

Salento (Zona Cafetera), Parque de Cocora

Colibri in the Parque de Cocora

San Augustin, Archeological site

San Augustin, Archeological site

Ecuador, Here I come!

Quito, Jumping the Ecuator

Cotopaxi vulcano

The first lamas I saw in Ecuador

Cotopaxi

Cotopaxi

Cotopaxi

Cotopaxi, with my friends (Simone, Jon and Alex)

Cotopaxi

Truck ride to Quilotoa

Local girl selling souvenirs

Quilotoa crater lagoon

Quilotoa crater lagoon

Local Ecuadorian

Locals on the market in Pujili

Locals on the market in Pujili

Locals on the market in Pujili

Locals on the market in Pujili

Locals on the market in Pujili

Locals on the market in Pujili

Locals on the market in Pujili

Thermal bath in Baños

Downhill biking tour in Baños

Devils waterfall in Baños

Me with some local kids

Ecuadorian kids

Riobamba, Ride on the "Death Train" to the Devil´s Nose

The "Death Train´s" captain ;-)

The train track was partly covered by mud slides, so that we had to stop and remove them on our way

Amazing views during the train ride

South Africa 2007

French Polynesia 2006

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