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Ecuador 2010
Ecuador provided four photographic regions: the Galapagos Islands, the cloud forest near Mindo, the Amazon Basin along the Napo River, and the towns along the Andes like Quito, Banos, and the craft villages.
Falkland Islands, Chile, Argentina 2012
The wildlife on Sea Lion, Pebble, and East Falkland Islands rivals that of the Galapagos. The scenic beauty of the national parks of the Chilean and Argentine Patagonia is striking.
Brazil 2014
The Northern and Southern Pantanal offer great wildlife opportunities. Iguazu Falls is one of the world's great cataracts.
Colombia 2020
A guided tour provided many wildlife opportunities in the high-mountain paramo, in the valleys between the Andean ridges, and in the Llanos.
Brazil 2022
A second trip to Brazil brought us to five venues: The Cristalino River Reserve, Emas National Park, Parnaiba Headwaters National Park, the southeaster forests around Rio de Janeiro, and a cruise on the Amazon and Rio Negro Rivers. In between venues, Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro offered cityscapes.
Chile 2023
The center of our trip was the town of San Pedro de Atacama. We visited both scenic and wildlife sights in the desert and in the altiplano up to 16,000 feet.
Chile 2024
Our guide led us around Chiloe Island., the habitat of the pudu, the world’s smallest deer. The guide also took us to Tierra del Fuego Island, where the highlight was Admiralty Sound. Finally, we toured Torres del Paine National Park and its famous mountains before spending four days tracking pumas. The dessert was shooting Andean condors.
Guyana 2026
The itinerary for Guyana started on the Mahaica River and the Georgetown harbor. A charter flight to us to the famous Kaieteur Falls and the forests around the Atta Lodge. We drove to the banks of the Rupununi River, a savanna area dominated by Amerindian culture. A 3 hour boat ride up river brought us to the forest wilderness of Mapari Creek, managed by Katoka Village. A few of the target wildlife we saw include the red howler monkey, the scarlet ibis, the Guianan Cock-of-the-Rock, the giant anteater, and the Harpy Eagle.