Lazy....

Really lazy when it comes to posting. I have traveled a bunch since last time I posted and don't really want to load a bunch of pictures on... i'll throw a few up.

After Iguazu I went to the Pantanal which is a tropical wetland outside Campo Grande. Lots of animals and stuff... here is just a pic of a croc.



I stayed in the Pantanal for 4 days and slept in a hammock. It was fun, saw a lot of cool animals and had a good time swimming in the piranha/crocodile infested waters.

After the Pantanal I flew to Rio de Janeiro. Didn't think I was going to like it for some reason even though everyone says it is great. I ended up having a really good time. Very cool city with great beaches and a lot to do. I climbed a mountain called Sugar Loaf and watched the sun set over Rio which was really nice. Went to a crazy Favela party in some really shady neighborhood in a really poor area of Rio. Hung out on the beach. Got bed bugs from a crappy but cool hostel. Ate some good food. Met some cool people. Good times... minus the bed bugs.





After Rio I flew to Manaus. Pretty shady city but was still ok. VERY hot and humid there... felt like I was going to die. I booked a boat through the Amazon that was supposed to take 36 hours. It ended up taking 4 days... and we stopped getting fed after 2. Fun stuff.

Made it to Leticia, had trouble leaving Brazil because I am an idiot and somehow got into Brazil illegally w/o an entry stamp in my passport.

Flew from Leticia to Bogota.... now I am in Bogota.

Seems like a cool city but I don't have a lot of time to travel through Colombia, Ecuador and north Peru so I think I will leave on Saturday or Sunday. I am going to the far north of the Country and then going to make my way south until I get to Lima... hopefully I don't have to take any more flights and can just make it back by bus. I don't know if I have enough time or not though... we'll see.

Foz do Iguaçu

Just a few pics from the Brazilian side I did yesterday because I am bored and sitting at a crappy hostel in Campo Grande. Going on a Pantanal tour tomorrow (tropical wetland tour).

I think I liked the Argentinian side better but the Brazilian side had a lot to offer as well. It gave you better views from far away and there were some really bright rainbows that I managed to catch on film (Argentina had these too but not quite as bright so couldn't really capture them).







I spent about 7 hours on the Argentinian side and only spent about 2 and 1/2 on the Brazilian side. There just wasn't that many different areas to walk around like the Argentina side had.

Oh here was the 88th butterfly I saw... I couldn't managed to catch 1-87 on film. Sorry.



After the Pantanal I am going to either fly straight to Manaus, Brazil or take a bus to Rio de Janeiro and hang out there for a few days before flying to Manaus. From Manaus I am going to take a boat through the amazon and cross into Colombia. Just waiting on someone to see when they are going to be able to make it to Manaus so I don't have to make the shady trip alone. Hah, I'm such a weeeener.

By the way, it really sucks to be in a country where you only know 2 words of the language (obligado=thanks and falar=to speak). I can't say a damn thing or understand a damn thing here. Craziness.

Buenos Aires and IGUAZU!!!!!!!!!!

I'm in Puerto Iguazu right now which is the boarder town before I move into Brazil. The Iguazu falls are located just outside this city which are absolutely AMAZING. I'll get to that in just a bit.

First, Buenos Aires. I only stayed in B.A. for about 4 days. It was a nice city but I was ready to get out of the city for awhile because I had stayed in Santiago/Valparaiso for over 2 weeks. There were lots of cool old buildings... more so than any of the other cities I have been to.





I mostly just walked around town and visited parks... and obviously ate the steak. The steaks were pretty good and fairly cheap (about 6 or 6 bucks) but generally when you order a steak that is what you get. A slab of meat on a plate. Anyways, I visited the cemetery which was pretty damn cool imo. There were TONS of statues...



Lots of cool mausoleums...





There are many famous Argentinian people buried here but I don't really know much of the history (or pretty much any of the history of Argentina) so I didn't know which mausoleums were the famous people or not. It was a really amazing cemetery though.

I also went to the Botanical gardens which was... well, kind of just like any other park. It was nice though.





The famous El Caminito street in Buenos Aires was a bit... meh. Way to many tourists (and people trying to sell you shit) and to me seemed kind of like a fake/wanna be Valparaiso. But it had purty colors!!



And people dancing Tango...



I went to a tango show the last night I was there too. It was pretty cool but I wasn't allowed to take any pics. I got dinner for free too which was awesome! It was like a $30 dinner too with all you can drink wine... woot!

That's about it for ol' B.A.

Iguazu Falls is by far the most amazing sight I have ever seen in my life. I wish I could somehow describe it or capture it on film somehow but I just don't think it can be done. Absolutely amazing... and just think how many fish die every day from this thing...













I took a ton of pictures... these are just a few. My camera died shortly after La Garganta del Diablo (Throat of the Devil... the one I am standing in front of) which was a pretty depressing feeling when it shut off. At least I got almost everything on camera. After La Garganta del Diablo I found a hike off the beaten path that had very few people on it. It lead to a swimming hole at the bottom of a waterfall. On the way back from the swimming hole I saw some type of monkey in the trees... was kicking myself for not charging my battery at that point but I guess I will see plenty of wildlife when I go to the Pantanal in Brazil.

Tomorrow I am going to Brazil. I don't know if I am going to do the Foz do Iguacu side of the waterfalls or not, I probably will. After that I'm going to Campo Grande, Brazil to visit the Pantanal... from there who knows?