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Iguazu Falls, Brazil16 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil19 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil20 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil21 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil20 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil17 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil26 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil14 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil17 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil20 viewsMar 20, 2025
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21 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Our first sight of Iguazu Falls, Brazil19 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Eating out at O Gaucho steak restaurant in Asuncion, Paraguay. We drove here about 20 minutes from our hotel17 viewsMar 20, 2025
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An abandoned steam locomotive on a street in Asuncion not far from the historic but now defunct central railway station20 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Lopez Palace. Palace used by the family that ran Paraguay during much of the 1800's after it's independence from Spain in 181119 viewsMar 20, 2025
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The old Puerto de Asuncion. Asuncion is located on the Paraguay river which is a major shipping route, though this far from the ocean, goods have been offloaded onto barges,19 viewsMar 20, 2025
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The old Puerto de Asuncion.17 viewsMar 20, 2025
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The Lopez Palace in Asuncion as seen from the Paraguay River19 viewsMar 20, 2025
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The Lopez Palace in Asuncion as seen from the Paraguay River14 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Strolling alongside the Paraguay river during our 5 mile walk. It was nearly 100F and Helen was getting heatstroke.15 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Monument to Paraguay's independence from Spain. It was the first of the Spanish colonies in South America to declare independence23 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Strolling alongside the Paraguay river during our 5 mile walk. 19 viewsMar 20, 2025
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The Asuncion Cathedral18 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Walking through downtown Asuncion; Our first view of the Paraguay River19 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station14 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station15 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station19 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station20 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station21 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station17 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station19 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station17 viewsMar 20, 2025
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outside the old central railroad station16 viewsMar 20, 2025
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outside the old central railroad station17 viewsMar 20, 2025
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walking towards downtown Asuncion from our hotel15 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Helen in front of our rental car parked at our hotel17 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Helen in front of our rental car parked at our hotel looking at the tire that was indicating low pressure (it was not low, bad sensor)14 viewsMar 20, 2025
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our rental car17 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Leaving Panama City airport for Asuncion, Paraguay16 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Suriname: an old sugar cana plantation building constructed on stilts to protect against floods13 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Suriname: this domed patio was used to dry coffee leaves16 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Suriname: The former manager's house on this old plantation15 viewsMar 20, 2025
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The plantations were land grants in the 17 and 1800's given as strips of land several hundred meters wide and 5km deep. As shown in this photo, they were protected by dikes to keep back the river's flood waters20 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Complex of old plantation buildings. This particular plantation has been resurrected as a tourist destination including a small hotel which has been established in an old wooden plantation building16 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Complex of old plantation buildings. This particular plantation has been resurrected as a tourist destination including a small hotel which has been established in an old wooden plantation building14 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Souvenir shop at old plantation16 viewsMar 20, 2025
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The pier at the old plantation with young Dutch female tourist in our tour group14 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Suriname: The restaurant that we ate lunch at during our river tour day15 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Suriname: This other plantation has been given a new life as a beef producing ranch. Was formerly a sugar plantation like most of the plantations here originally16 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Suriname: Helen walking along the defensive bank of the star-shaped Fort Niew Amsterdam14 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Suriname: monument to East Asian (Indian) immigrants inside Fort Niew Amsterdam13 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Suriname: monument to Indonesian immigrants inside Fort Niew Amsterdam. The artist chose to honor their flip-flop footwear. These immigrants were all imported to work on the sugar plantations after slavery was abolished around 186017 viewsMar 20, 2025
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