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Iguazu Falls, Brazil27 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil28 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil30 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil33 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil30 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil28 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil40 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil25 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil30 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil34 viewsMar 20, 2025
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34 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Our first sight of Iguazu Falls, Brazil35 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 hotel25 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 station37 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 181131 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,30 viewsMar 20, 2025
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The old Puerto de Asuncion.27 viewsMar 20, 2025
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The Lopez Palace in Asuncion as seen from the Paraguay River29 viewsMar 20, 2025
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The Lopez Palace in Asuncion as seen from the Paraguay River26 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.25 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 independence36 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Strolling alongside the Paraguay river during our 5 mile walk. 30 viewsMar 20, 2025
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The Asuncion Cathedral31 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Walking through downtown Asuncion; Our first view of the Paraguay River30 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station25 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station24 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station31 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station32 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station36 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station31 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station31 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Inside the old central railroad station30 viewsMar 20, 2025
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outside the old central railroad station26 viewsMar 20, 2025
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outside the old central railroad station30 viewsMar 20, 2025
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walking towards downtown Asuncion from our hotel29 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Helen in front of our rental car parked at our hotel27 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)24 viewsMar 20, 2025
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our rental car32 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Leaving Panama City airport for Asuncion, Paraguay27 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Suriname: an old sugar cana plantation building constructed on stilts to protect against floods25 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Suriname: this domed patio was used to dry coffee leaves27 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Suriname: The former manager's house on this old plantation24 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 waters30 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 building26 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 building26 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Souvenir shop at old plantation24 viewsMar 20, 2025
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The pier at the old plantation with young Dutch female tourist in our tour group26 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Suriname: The restaurant that we ate lunch at during our river tour day22 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 originally27 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Suriname: Helen walking along the defensive bank of the star-shaped Fort Niew Amsterdam25 viewsMar 20, 2025
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Suriname: monument to East Asian (Indian) immigrants inside Fort Niew Amsterdam26 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 186029 viewsMar 20, 2025
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