Today is beautiful and sunny, perfect for walking. Here are some things that I saw today in La Plata.

Shrine in a park in La Plata.

Doorway in La Plata street.

The very impressive cathedral in La Plata.

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Yesterday we passed through the Panama Canal. It’s an amazing experience. The canal is a staggering engineering feat especially considering it was built nearly 100 years ago. Thousands of men died in it’s construction in the stifling heat of the Panamanian jungle.
The canal is not simply a channel connecting the north and south coasts of [...]

Yesterday we were in Trujillo, Peru, our last stop in South America. The ship docked in Salaverry, a very poor, run down port town near Trujillo.I went on an excursion to see the Huaca Arco Iris Temple (also known as the Huaco Dragon Temple) and the Chan Chan ruins, the remains of the pre-Inca Chimú [...]

Today we were in Arica, Chile. It’s exciting to be travelling north up the west coast of South America. Arica is very close to the Peruvian border (it was part of Peru until 1880) in the far north of the country.
It’s remarkable how different the north of Chile is from the south. We’ve left the [...]

Yesterday was our final stop in Valparaiso, Chile. We decided to go to La Sebastiana, it used to be Pablo Neruda’s house but is now a museum. Pablo Neruda is a famous Chilean poet.
The town of Valparaiso is built on 45 separate hills that overlook the port and the sea. Cable cars (ascensores) go up [...]

Today was our last day in Puerto Chacabuco and I went on a tour to Coyhaique and the River Simpson Valley. Coyhaique is the capital of the region and some 70km from Puerto Chacabuco. The road there leads from Puerto Aysen and winds it’s way between dramatic mountains, damp forests and icy cold rivers. It [...]

One of the things that fascinates me about Montevideo is the number of old things and seemingly useless junk that is sold in small shops and street markets around the city. Who would buy this stuff, I wonder, and what would they use it for, and why is there a market for it? It seems [...]

Today was our last stop in Ushuaia. The weather was superb with clear blue skies and brilliant sunshine. Our best day for ages. I wanted to share this photo of Lapataia Bay in the sun.

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