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Mexico Gulf Coast |
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Fruit Stand |
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Mexico Gulf Coast |
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Fruit Stand |
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Mexico Gulf Coast |
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Eating Fresh Seafood in Tecolutla. |
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Mexico Gulf Coast |
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Jungle Boat ride, Tecolutla |
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Mexico Gulf Coast |
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Jungle Boat ride, Tecolutla |
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Mexico Gulf Coast |
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Serenade on the sidewalk |
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Veracruz, Mexico. |
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Drivers Meeting |
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Veracruz, Mexico. |
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Local bus to downtown plaza |
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Veracruz, Mexico. |
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Historical Downtown Plaza at night |
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Veracruz, Mexico. |
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Keep it shiny! |
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Veracruz, Mexico. |
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Sinrise on the Gulf of Mexico |
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Catemaco, Mexico |
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Lake and banyon tree |
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Guatemala |
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Admiring Pacaya Volcano, 5 miles from our camp. |
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Guatemala |
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Pacaya Volcano's constant eruption |
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Guatemala |
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Palin Maya Indian Market |
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Guatemala |
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Lake Amatitlan - Yellow Acacia Tree. |
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Guatemala |
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Get on the bus, Bob! |
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Guatemala |
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Our 'school' bus to see Lake Amatitlan |
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Guatemala |
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Maya Indian Weaving in city of Antigua. |
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Guatemala |
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Vendors selling in the main square, Antigua. |
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Guatemala |
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Our tourbus in front of cathedral, Antigua. |
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Guatemala |
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Crossing the border into El Salvador |
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El Salvador |
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The El Nino Military Base in El Salvador. Our center of Operations while in the northern part of the country. |
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El Salvador |
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Santa Ana, El Salvador's second largest city. |
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El Salvador |
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Earthquake damage in Santa Ana |
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El Salvador |
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Coffee Plantation in Chalchuapa |
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El Salvador |
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Humanitarian Aid trip our group made to an earthquake damaged town in El Salvador. |
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El Salvador |
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Humanitarian Aid trip our group made to an earthquake damaged town in El Salvador. |
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El Salvador |
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La Libertad Pacific Coast Beach |
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El Salvador |
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Fishing Boat dock in La Libertad |
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El Salvador |
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Mercado (The Market) La Libertad. |
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El Salvador |
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Fish Fry at camp in La Libertad. |
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El Salvador |
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San Vicente Campground |
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El Salvador |
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Pupusas are the national food of El Salvador, tortillas stuffed with cheese, beans and pork, then grilled, delicious. |
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El Salvador |
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Musica at the Pupusa Party. Three generations of musicians played for our group. |
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El Salvador |
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Oxcart hauling water to a small villiage. |
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El Salvador |
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We even had a Lexus SUV pulling an Airstyream on this trip. |
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El Salvador |
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Pizza Party at Pizza Hut in Santa Ana |
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Nicaragua |
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Crossing the border |
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Nicaragua |
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Buffet at the Best Western Hotel in Managua. Boy this group can eat! |
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Nicaragua |
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Our transportation up to the top of Mombacho Volcano near Granada. |
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Nicaragua |
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Diagram of the Mombacho volcano with city of Granada at the foot of the diorama. |
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Nicaragua |
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Crevasse or vent hole in the folds of Mombacho Volcano as we hiked around the rim. |
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Nicaragua |
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San Juan del Sur on Pacific Coast |
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Costa Rica |
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Oxcart Factory in Sarchi. |
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Costa Rica |
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Our camp at the soccer stadium. |
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Panama |
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Shopping on the side of the Pan-Ameircan highway in Panama. |
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Panama |
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Chocoe Indians of the Darien Province. Traditional Dance |
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Panama |
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Chocoe Indians of the Darien Province. Traditional Dance |
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Panama |
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Bartering for baskets and wood carvings from the Chocoe Indians of the Darien Province. |
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Panama |
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Main means of transportation in the Darien is via dugout canoes. |
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Panama |
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Bartering for baskets and wood carvings from the Chocoe Indians of the Darien Province. |
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Panama |
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Carnaval in Panama City |
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Panama |
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Carnaval in Panama City |
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Panama |
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Carnaval in Panama City |
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Panama |
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Carnaval in Panama City |
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Panama |
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Carnaval in Panama City |
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Nicaragua |
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Back on Lake Nicaragua, town of Rivas. |
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Nicaragua |
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Oxcart in San Juan del Sur. |
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Nicaragua |
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Dancing on the beach at San Juan del Sur |
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Nicaragua |
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Lake Nicaragua Boat tour |
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Nicaragua |
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Fisherman on Lake Nicaragua |
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Honduras |
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Nicaragua/Honduras border |
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Honduras |
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Oxcarts in Honiduras at handicraft shopping stop. |
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Honduras |
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At the Honduras/El Salvador border |
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El Salvador |
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Earthquake damage in San Vicente (This happened after we left the first time). |
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El Salvador |
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Earthquake damage in San Vicente (This happened after we left the first time). |
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El Salvador |
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Another Pupusa Party! |
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El Salvador |
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The Musician is proud of his bass guitar |
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Guatemala |
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At our Hot Springs resort in Guatemala |
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Veracruz, Mexico |
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Our farewell dinner at the Historic Hotel Mocambo. |
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Veracruz, Mexico |
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Our leaders the Kalets from N.C. |
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El Tajin, Mexico |
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A reliefe map of the Totonaca city of El Tajin, near Poza Rica. |
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El Tajin, Mexico |
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Touring the ruins |
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El Tajin, Mexico |
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One of 13 ball courts at this ancient city |
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El Tajin, Mexico |
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A panoramioc view of the ruins ... two days before we crossed the US border. |
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