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view during our 5 mile walk from our hotel to downtown Georgetown. This was a memorial to a slave revolt around 1863. It lasted one year before finally being brtually put down.4 views
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grounds of Fort Zeeland in Paramaribo4 views
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view during our 5 mile walk from our hotel to downtown Georgetown3 views
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view during our 5 mile walk from our hotel to downtown Georgetown. This is the Georgetown Zoo.3 views
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view during our 5 mile walk from our hotel to downtown Georgetown3 views
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ferry terminal on Guyana side of the border rivier3 views
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waiting at the ferry terminal on Guyana side of the border rivier3 views
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crossing river from Guyana to Suriname3 views
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our trajectory travelling 12 hours overland from Georgetown, Guyana to Paramaribo, Suriname3 views
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our guide and Helen on grounds of Fort Zeeland in Paramaribo3 views
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil3 views
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil3 views
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view during our 5 mile walk from our hotel to downtown Georgetown2 views
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view during our 5 mile walk from our hotel to downtown Georgetown2 views
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mosque during our 5 mile walk from our hotel to downtown Georgetown2 views
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crossing river from Guyana to Suriname2 views
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crossing river from Guyana to Suriname2 views
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Ferry leaving dock in Guyana2 views
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Ferry leaving dock in Guyana2 views
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we drove through 3 hours of nearly empty agricultural lands after crossing into Suriname2 views
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we drove through 3 hours of nearly empty agricultural lands after crossing into Suriname2 views
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our trajectory travelling 12 hours overland from Georgetown, Guyana to Paramaribo, Suriname2 views
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Paramaribo is filled with original wooden framed houses dating from the 1700s and 1800s during the Dutch colonial plantation era2 views
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Suriname: on grounds of Fort Zeeland in Paramaribo2 views
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Suriname: on grounds of Fort Zeeland in Paramaribo2 views
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our guide and Helen on grounds of Fort Zeeland in Paramaribo2 views
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our guide and Helen on grounds of Fort Zeeland in Paramaribo2 views
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grounds of Fort Zeeland in Paramaribo2 views
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grounds of Fort Zeeland in Paramaribo2 views
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Monument to Dutch soldiers that served in Suriname2 views
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Suriname: memorial to big plane crash at Paramaribo airport on June 7, 1989, killing 176 passengers2 viewsSurinam Airways Flight 764 was an international scheduled passenger flight from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname on a Surinam Airways DC-8-62. On Wednesday 7 June 1989, the flight crashed during approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij, killing 176 of the 187 on board. It is the deadliest aviation disaster in Suriname's history
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Suriname: boarding our river tour boat in Paramaribo2 views
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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 18602 views
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The pier at the old plantation with young Dutch female tourist in our tour group2 views
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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 waters2 views
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walking towards downtown Asuncion from our hotel2 views
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Inside the old central railroad station2 views
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Monument to Paraguay's independence from Spain. It was the first of the Spanish colonies in South America to declare independence2 views
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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 18112 views
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil2 views
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil2 views
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil2 views
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street scene from La Paz, Bolivia2 views
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This was our rental car company at La Paz airport. We arrived at 8:30pm Saturday night. Look at their Saturday hours. Needless to say, we never got our rental car.2 views
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street scene from La Paz, Bolivia2 views
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La Paz has a cable car as part of its public transport system2 views
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street scene from La Paz2 views
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the ferry crossing over Lake Titicaca. Just the bus and our car, and holes in the deck.2 views
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the ferry landing over Lake Titicaca2 views
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The grounds of our hotel at Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. We were both feeling very sick at this point from the altitude.2 views
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The grounds of our hotel at Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. It was their summer and it was NOT warm.2 views
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