Caribbean & South America
Bahamas
With my friend Brian in the Bahamas, one of our first trips outside the US.
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Belize
Visiting the Mayan ruins of Xunantunich along the Belize/Guatemala border.
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British Virgin Islands
I stayed on Tortola most of the time and visited Virgin Gorda & the Baths on a day ferry.
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Cayman Islands
The fact that there is a village on Grand Cayman called Hell makes for interesting photos.
A beautiful day in a beautiful place.
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Cuba
Enjoying a can of sparkling Tropicola in front of a sign that reads "socialism or death."
At the headquarters of the Cuban Amateur Radio League in Havana, pictured with Jose, one of the Cubans I had previously spoken with on the air. The gigantic portrait of Fidel Castro was a little hard to miss...
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Turks & Caicos Islands
One of the smallest allegedly "international" airports I've ever come across.
A cay so small there wasn't much else to photograph!
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Sint Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles
At historic Fort Oranje, site of the "first salute", the place where the United States was first recognized by a foreign power by one of her ships receiving a cannon salute upon sailing into harbor here.
The Quill, the volcano that is Statia's most prominent landmark.
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Sint Maarten
The mandatory selfie underneath one of the low-flying arrivals at Maho Beach that St Maarten is world famous for. I'm particularly proud of the composition of this shot because it was done completely blind. I was using a Blackberry at the time, and it had no preview screen. I just had to hold the camera out in front of me and judge when to take the picture purely by sound. I only had one chance. Heard the roar of the engine getting louder and louder behind me and had to guess when to push the button...
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Mexico
A couple shots from the north and south of Isla Mujeres.
Surveying the beautiful ocean backdrop from the top of the watchtower on Isla Contoy.
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Brazil
Halfway up the Sugarloaf Mountain ropeway, overlooking Rio de Janeiro below.
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Iguazu Falls, Brazil/Argentina
Picture of me getting completely drenched by the mist and spray on the Argentina side of the border of the Falls (top), then another one of me significantly more dry enjoying the incredible view from the Brazilian side the next day (bottom).
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Paraguay
Popping over the border to visit Paraguay for 30 minutes for no other reason than to say I was there (shhhhhh!).
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Uruguay
Iconic La Mano (The Hand) aka Los Dedos (The Fingers) in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
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Colombia
Soaking up 500 years of history at the Castillo San Felipe de Barajas fortress in Cartagena.
A rite of passage for all visitors to Cartagena, plunging into the theraputic innards of a mud volcano.
