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Gallery 4 - Central America 2
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walking to Gringo Perdido in Remate |
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our room at Gringo Perdido |
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Chris on the dock in Remate | ||
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Dana on the dock |
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Ceiba tree (national tree of Guatemala) in Tikal |
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Chris making his way through the jungle (and the mosquitoes?) | ||
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there's a monkey in here |
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Tikal in 1890 (obviously we didn't shoot this one) |
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Chris reading about the first structure we came to (Complex Q) | ||
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Chris reading about the stelae |
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a structure that's still buried (and Chris reading about it) |
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rear view of Temple I | ||
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front view of Temple I - Tikal's poster child |
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Chris reading in front of Temple I |
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North Acropolis | ||
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Chris reading on the North Acropolis |
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Central Acropolis |
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arched ceiling inside | ||
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Chris reading on the Central Acropolis |
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Chris with Temple II in background |
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Temple II | ||
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cool tree |
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black vulture overlooking Gran Plaza |
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climbing up the back of Temple IV | ||
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Chris admiring the view from Temple IV |
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Dana too |
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heck, lets just put them both together | ||
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view of Temples I, II and III and Mundo Perdido from Temple IV |
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Chris on a structure (Complex N?) |
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on top of the world - Lost World that is (Mundo Perdido) | ||
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view from Mundo Perdido - Temple IV in the distance |
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structure in Plaza of the Lost World Plaza |
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Dana somewhere (South Acropolis?) | ||
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toucan poking its head out its nest |
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toucan and temple |
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coatimundi looking for munchies (looks like he's been munched on himself) | ||
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coatimundi digging |
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vultures at dusk |
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tough guy with cards and a popsicle stick |
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"they're not going to believe it when they see you" |
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Belen's church |
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Nelly's store | ||
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Olivia, Chris, Guillermo & Abimael |
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Olivia, Chris & Dana |
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Dana & bunny | ||
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in the jailhouse |
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in the cell |
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sheriff's kids | ||
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cute kitten |
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Chris & Daisy (former nurse) |
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cobblestone streets | ||
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hiking up to the cemetery |
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the cemetery |
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checking out the view | ||
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looking down on the town |
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making tortillas at Nelly's house |
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Nelly's parrot joined us for the meal | ||
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bridge en route to waterfall |
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watch your step! |
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tile-making demonstration, beginning with a ball of manure & mud (& more) | ||
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preparing piece to place on mold |
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setting on mold |
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kids with tiles drying in background | ||
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laughing after Dana stepped on one |
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tile-maker's home in aldea Paraiso |
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his kids | ||
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pasture on way to waterfall |
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waterfall! |
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Chris swimming (brrrr) | ||
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manly men |
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shivering boys |
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warm and dry | ||
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forest surrounding waterfall |
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hiking through the forest |
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peek-a-boo horse | ||
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Belen in the distance |
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bridge built by Aquilino & Guillermo |
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back in town | ||
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blurry school house packed for mother's day event |
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sonrisas, por favor! |
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Dana's playmates | ||
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farewell cake with Aquilino & Olivia |
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just some of the family at the table |
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waiting for the train |
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here comes the banana train |
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Chris on the train | ||
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passing through a town |
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Dana on the train |
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riding outside the car (banana trees in background) | ||
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watching the scenery zoom by |
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view alongside the train |
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leaving the train | ||
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Chris outside our room at the Maya Vista hotel in Tela |
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Dana and Chris in Tela |
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luxury bus to Tegucigalpa | ||
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inside the bus (comfy & movies!) |
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view from our room at the Honduras Maya in Tegucigalpa |
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watching the guys with guns on the roof | ||
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zooming in |
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downtown Tegus |
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shoeshine stand |
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love these trees (en route to Managua) |
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Sandino silhouette looking over Managua
(not our photo) |
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Leonel & Dana enjoying the mariachis | ||
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dock to Leonel's boat |
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Chris on board with Leonel & Leonel Jr. |
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observers | ||
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house in El Valero |
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dinner with Christina, Rick, Brian & Ana |
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Gigantona! | ||
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Leonel's cute little dog with a dangling tongue |
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what a goofball (you have to enlarge this one) |
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bus from Managua to San Salvador |
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leaving El Salvador |
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arriving in Iowa |
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cow's wonder why we're back | ||
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Chris, Alison & their mom |
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Mike's daughter Crystal & her son Preston |
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visiting Madison, Wisconsin to see Scott & family | ||
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posing in front of the capital |
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admiring the inside of the capital |
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Laura flies away from the house (on a tree swing) | ||
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playing with sparklers |
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visiting the mustard museum! |
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Dana, Philip, Laura, Hannah & Chris (the kids) | ||
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Dana & her dad in California on father's day |
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Nancy & Loren too |
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Loren & Dana at the Charlie's Angels premiere in LA | ||
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back in Iowa, saying goodbye to Chris' mom |
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Mississippi River |
