Blog – Page 36 – JoHook Travel Photographer

16 Mar 2009

Buenos Aires and friends

Joanna, Caroline, Iain, Charlotte, Otto, Olivier, Loli, Andres, Tom, Thomas, Jeff and Lifong, Fabrizzio and Celi too many to mention and not forgetting El Sol de San Telmo in its heyday. The fun we had and the wine we drunk!! San Telmo is still my favourite place to stay in Buenos Aires with its historic […]

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14 Mar 2009

Copacabana and Isla del Sol

Isla del Sol on Lake Titicaca is apparently where the Incas are reputed to have arrived in South America. They do not know where they came from as they were a very developed Nation with a good infrastructure. The Incas were the High ranking officials but while they conquered they also allowed the Tiwanaku […]

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13 Mar 2009

Patagonia

It was autumn so the time of year made for fabulous photos of colourful leaves. I also travelled through some of the smaller villages in the Argentinian Lake District which is just like a mini Switzerland with lakes and mountains, wooden chalets and lots of chocolate! Puerto Madryn is famous for its penguins and sea […]

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13 Mar 2009

Mendoza

Of course Joanna, Caroline and I did the obligatory wine tour and more than one hic! We took the cable car up to Las Lenas Argentina’s ski resort, visited the highest mountain in South America, Aconcagua in the Andes 22841 feet, and took photos of beautiful Puente del Inca a natural rock bridge with fascinating […]

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13 Mar 2009
- Argentina
- Landscapes
- Nature
- people
- Photography

Iguazu

The thundering waterfall of Iguazu on both the Argentinian side and the Brazilian side is awesome. There are 275 falls or cataracs and some of the falls are up to 82 metres in height. the devil’s throat is the most impressive and marks the border of Argentina with Brazil. This is a UNESCO World heritage […]