https://hitchtheworld.com/about/2025-04-05T18:45:28+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/links/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/ontheriver.pngontheriverhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/10572100_854487911228656_3176222692348766426_o.jpg10572100_854487911228656_3176222692348766426_ohttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/dscf20691.jpgDSCF20691https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/melomakarona1.jpgmelomakaronahttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/kabuki.jpgkabukihttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/kabuki.pngkabukihttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/melomakarona.jpgmelomakaronahttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/chale.jpgchale2016-09-27T22:48:51+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2016/09/19/patrick-joseph-falterman-ii-eulogy/2025-04-17T14:55:39+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2014/10/30/sixty-days-of-past-and-present-part-1/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/070.jpg070David Takes a Momenthttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf0736.jpgDSCF0736Mutúmhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dscf0741.jpgDSCF0741The Flooded Rio Aracahttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/154.jpg154Dad Makes Disgusting Belly Talkhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/112.jpg112Dad and Ellen Don't Give a Damnhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/034.jpg034Mom and Mr. Belly Get Their Groove Onhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/017.jpg017https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/010.jpg0102014-12-14T04:16:27+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/about/about_hitchhiking/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/259973_10150636084915517_883880516_18710491_1347264_n.jpgRoad sign...and has peaceful revelations from the tops of isolated road signs.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/road.jpgRoadhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/389440_10150909969060517_883880516_20933133_418105418_n.jpgChurrasco no Brasil!Your humble narrator learns how to cook meat the Brazilian way. (In Brazil it's called a churrasco, and it's the best meat I've ever eaten!) https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/pat555.jpgpat555https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/pat1.jpgpat1Patrick finds freedom in the Patagonian badlands, Argentina2014-05-05T15:39:22+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2014/05/04/the-road-to-el-dourado-chapters-9-10/2014-10-02T23:44:31+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/faq/the-amazon/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/10003448_10153962449080517_1339658201_n.jpg10003448_10153962449080517_1339658201_n2014-05-05T11:21:45+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/about/about-canoeing-in-the-amazon-basin/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1395850_10153949744080517_1242839032_n.jpg1395850_10153949744080517_1242839032_nhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/3643_10152716828180517_158786078_n.jpg3643_10152716828180517_158786078_nSailing rig on the canoe in Maués, Amazonas -- minus the jib, which I have since found to be rather useless and just a pain in the ass to set up. https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1264031_10153294083015517_90552521_o.jpg1264031_10153294083015517_90552521_ohttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/996585_10153139323140517_2019286422_n.jpg996585_10153139323140517_2019286422_nhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1459933_10153538937250517_247699022_n.jpg1459933_10153538937250517_247699022_nhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/1157610_10153139450855517_272135255_n.jpg1157610_10153139450855517_272135255_nhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cropped-06.jpgcropped-06.jpg2014-05-22T18:37:01+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2014/02/27/the-road-to-el-dourado-chapters-6-8/2014-04-21T18:10:12+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2014/02/24/the-road-to-el-dourado-chapters-1-5/2014-10-31T22:06:42+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/hitchhiking-tips/on-the-road/2014-02-20T21:24:27+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/musings/interesting-people/2014-02-20T21:21:28+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/faq/2014-02-20T21:10:57+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/faq/the-hitchhiking/2014-02-20T21:07:18+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/map/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/map-total2.pngmap total2https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/379080_10150950604580517_883880516_21095182_1788064553_n.jpgMay 2011 - November 2011May 2011 - Nov 2011https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/map2.jpgmapLand Journey (October 2009 - Present)https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/map1.jpgmapCountries visited (all-time, minus Canada and Germany, which were not part of this adventure)https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/map.jpgmapCountries visited (all time, hitchhiking trip minus Canada and Germany)2014-02-20T19:52:56+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2012/11/06/still-alive/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscf2239.jpgDSCF2239https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pat31.jpgpat3Drinking too much in Aveirohttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pat21.jpgpat2What'd I tell you? Massive attention.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dscf2244.jpgDSCF2244https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pat11.jpgpat1My raft. For photos of the inside go to this reporter's blog who interviewed me in Itaituba: http://blogdojuniorribeiro.blogspot.com.br/2012/03/o-americano-patrick-falterman-de-21.htmlhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pat8.jpgpat8Before remodelinghttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pat7.jpgpat7https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pat6.jpgpat6https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pat5.jpgpat5https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pat4.jpgpat4Happy paddler on the Tapajós2014-10-31T22:08:20+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/archives/2016-09-05T20:23:13+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/musings/2014-02-17T18:06:18+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2014/02/15/dads-jungle-journal/2014-12-07T19:24:17+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/amazon-gear-list/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/01.jpg01Fishinghttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/04.jpg04Survival / Arms and Ammunition2014-02-24T06:57:08+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2012/11/13/reporters-in-the-amazon-dont-have-a-lot-to-report/2015-02-28T00:09:19+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2012/11/20/the-trials-and-triumps-of-the-amazon-river-obidos-to-juruti/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/homer.jpghomerMmmmmm....not fish......https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sem-tc3adtulo.jpgSem título1. Lunch with the net-menders 2. "I didn't listen!" 3. "Praia Grande" 4. Where I met the Texanshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2j44r2b.jpg2j44r2b"I didn't listen!!"https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/553865_10152239617075517_873017648_n.jpg553865_10152239617075517_873017648_nThe Texans. West is the guy on the far left.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/60580_10152239614640517_1348856116_n.jpg60580_10152239614640517_1348856116_nPsycho-Groupie-Cocaine-Crazyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/550962_10152239598690517_287585301_n.jpg550962_10152239598690517_287585301_nLate afternoon sailinghttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/402413_10152239595235517_299714586_n.jpg402413_10152239595235517_299714586_nAnyone know what kind they are?https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/522327_10152239593525517_1471919198_n.jpg522327_10152239593525517_1471919198_nhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/72131_10152239591605517_1515058316_n.jpg72131_10152239591605517_1515058316_nTypical morning campsite, with coffee on the firehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/254947_10152239588960517_677732676_n.jpg254947_10152239588960517_677732676_nLunch benefactors mending their nets2016-09-23T16:20:28+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2013/11/28/rio-negro-journal-novo-airao-to-barcelos/2014-04-16T12:33:57+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/hitchhiking-tips/part-ten-hitchhiking-gear/2015-08-22T21:55:33+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/hitchhiking-tips/part-six-getting-extra-cash/2012-11-21T20:26:38+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/hitchhiking-tips/part-five-places-to-sleep/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img0095a.jpgIMG0095AStealthy hammock-squatting in a patrtally constructed building in Palmas, Tocantins! (Three nights and was never caught!)https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/011.jpg011Set up with tarp and mosquito netting in an old, leaky bus stop in the Brazilian Amazonhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img0066a.jpgIMG0066AAn example of backpack security while hammocking. In this cxase, I've got her tied up a tree.2014-02-20T21:53:00+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/hitchhiking-tips/part-four-finding-food/2016-08-12T02:08:18+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/hitchhiking-tips/part-three-night-hitchhiking/2017-08-09T14:03:10+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/hitchhiking-tips/part-two-the-ride/2012-11-21T20:00:00+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/hitchhiking-tips/part-one-hitching-the-ride/2017-06-11T15:18:08+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2012/03/27/a-raft-on-the-tapajos/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/raft.jpgraft.jpg2015-10-07T15:26:02+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2012/02/13/a-log-raft-on-the-jamanxim/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/brasil.pngBrasilLocation of Jardim do Ouro and creporição in Brazilhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/crepori.pngcreporiLocation of Jardim do Ouro and creporiçãohttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/027.jpg027https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/042.jpg042Balsa hunting, passing landmark code named "the tree with the ridiculous roots."https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/054.jpg054Jardim do Ourohttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/047.jpg047Swamphttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/035.jpg035https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/0331.jpgBalsa failDamn damn damn damn.2012-03-31T19:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2012/01/29/hitchhiking-in-the-amazon-a-westerly-pilgramage-down-the-trans-amazonian-highway-rodoviaria-trans-amazonica/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/tah.pngTAH1. Free shirt 2. Novo Repartimento and the start of the TAH 3. Fazendas 4. Free drugs! 5. RIP hat 6. Divinópolishttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/brazilma2.pngbrazilma2https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/020.jpg020The intersectionhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/016-2.jpg016 (2)https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/002.jpg002...it says "ass."https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/011.jpg011Commence sleeping.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/153.jpg153One of the TAH's many "borracharias." Note the typical recycled tractor tire being used as a road sign.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/173.jpg173At least this one had a guardrail, which is more than I can say for most of the others....https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/004.jpg004"Proibito" my ass. This ride's got my name all over it.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/0021.jpg002...it says "ass."2012-05-12T21:26:41+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2011/12/12/seven-days-and-nights-on-the-streets-of-belem/2012-05-23T11:19:32+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2011/10/28/travels-in-the-nation-of-uruguay/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mapa.jpgMap UruguayRivera, Montevideo, Punta del Este / Maldonaldo, San Carloshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/321555_167567196673238_100002598750081_295714_771874149_n.jpgRiveraTony, me and Fabio in Rivera2012-05-05T13:49:12+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2011/10/14/brazil-with-extra-coracao/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mapa4.jpgMap 4Map 4: Southern Brazilhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mapa3.jpgMap 3Map 3: Santa Maria, Santa do Livramentohttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mapa2.jpgMap 2Map 2: Chapecó, Sarandi, Passo Fundohttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mapa1.jpgMap 1Map 1: Foz do Iguaçu, Cascavel, Fransisco Beltrão, Chapecóhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dsc_0066.jpgMonitor LizardThe Monitorhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cascavel.jpgTropical RattlesnakeTropical Rattlesnakehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dog-coroc3a7c3a3o.pngdog coroção*drool* dog coroçãohttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/cascavel26.jpgCiudade CascavelCascavel emerges from a field of trippy green grainhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/2-reais.jpg2 reaisThis is how a sea turtle frolicks2012-02-09T17:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/02/07/sorry-for-doing-that-in-your-car/2012-02-06T16:54:34+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2012/02/06/amazon-rafting-update/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/027.jpgRaft on the river JamanximMy balsa raft on the Jamanxim River2012-03-20T11:42:06+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2012/01/26/2192/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/070.jpgDr. VargeusDr. Vargeus, Director, General Hospital of Altamira, Brazilhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/069.jpgDr. JorgeDr. Jorge. Malaria specialist, Altamira, Brazil2012-02-08T10:01:51+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/hitchhiking-tips/part-nine-hitchhiking-in-bad-weather/2011-12-11T18:54:51+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/hitchhiking-tips/part-eight-health-care-while-on-the-road/2013-02-17T02:53:22+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/hitchhiking-tips/part-seven-buses-taxis/2014-09-28T06:51:08+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/hitchhiking-tips/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/264827_10150636074520517_883880516_18710230_1769577_n1.jpgTrash hitchhiking sign...or you can use disgarded construction trash, such as this old reflector I found in northern Chile. I would wave it around like TSA at the airport.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/imag0079.jpgDrying glovesDrying gloves on a thorny berry bush during a rare break in the rainy weather of southern Chilehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/27174_10150093480280517_883880516_11011668_4045272_n.jpgHitchhiking in EcuadorHItchhiking under a tarp in the rainy jungles of eastern Ecuadorhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/47546_10150238893075517_883880516_14087955_866270_n.jpgSnowWalking and hitching through a snowy mountian pass from Chile to Argentinahttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/imag0034.jpgPatrick Falterman Hitchhikinghttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/imag0015.jpgSharpI've found this to be a very effective hitchhiking outfit.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/imag0041.jpgCounterweight bagWalking with a counterweight bag; in this case, it's a cloth grocery bag.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/imag0061.jpgHitchhiking bootsMy hitchhiking bootshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/imag0060.jpgHitchhiking with bandanaYour scarf can also be used as a bandana in windy, dusty or cold places. In the case of this spot in Patagonia, it was all three.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/167882_10150342630250517_883880516_16011230_6105282_n1.jpgWorking for foodBuilding a pigpen at an estancia in Argentina for a couple of hot meals2012-10-12T02:09:26+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2011/11/05/follow-the-coas/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pat665.jpgHostelMe, Caludio, Pri, a Brazilian guy, and some European banker on vacation - he was Nordic, I think.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sunburn1.jpgPlaying the blues harp, Florianópolis, Brazilhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/parasailk.jpgparasailkhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sunburn.jpgsunburnOK, maybe I got a little sunburned. With Claudio (AKA George) and Karla. Beach is lovely. Thanks to Pri for the photo.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mapa21.jpgmapa2https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/mapa5.jpgmapa1. Punta del Diablo 2. Free rope!https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/stonerbird.jpgstonerbirdYou bastard! Shame on you, Columba livia! https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/paragliders.jpghttp://www.florianopolis.travel/beach-praia-brava-photo-gallery.htmlhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/tree.jpgtreeI found this picture on some poor traveller's blog, and it just so happens we were getting high on the bench directly next to the girl. Coincidences, coincidences. This is their blog (http://blogs.bootsnall.com/JamesM/brasil-floripa-sao-paulo.html)https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/floripo1.jpgfloripo2012-03-07T20:52:39+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2011/09/27/the-terminal-and-the-long-walk-north/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mapa-lomitas.pngmapa lomitasReference Map: Las Lomitas (start), Formosa, Corrientes, Posadas, Iguazú (end)https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/estacion_ypf.jpgestacion_ypfYPF: AKA hitchhiker's heaven in Argentina. Your hear will literally start to beat faster just seeing the sign. Refuge. AC. WiFi. Yesssssss.....https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/paseo-costanero-vuelta-fermosa.jpgHermosa Formosa's lovely costaneraHermosa Formosa's lovely coastanera ( <a href="http://geolmedo.wordpress.com/about/"><strong>Source</strong></a> <strong></strong>https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/terminal.jpgterminalThe Terminal: Filled with buses I will never, ever takehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/image3.jpgPolicia de MisionesMy reward for walking for two dayshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/305141_10150801991380517_883880516_20198137_1582314619_n.jpgAndreas the gendarmeTony and I with Andreas in Formosa. Loe is the one taking the photo. I am holding out free tent.2012-07-11T22:32:49+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/musings/the-terminal/2011-10-03T03:01:49+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2011/09/04/the-itinerants-of-antofagasta/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/atacama.pngatacamaTravels in the Atacama Desert - Northern Chilehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/287611_124716784291613_100002598750081_153561_129613_o.jpgTonyTony Tung, my very first Padawan learner https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/272580_2011639445308_1073407121_1816140_2197714_o.jpgCoast of northern ChileThe coast along Caleta Indiginahttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/265101_10150636089785517_883880516_18710619_4126397_n.jpgSoccer in AyquinaAs you can see, I'm about to let a goal get by mehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/264034_10150636289905517_883880516_18714182_5825223_n.jpgToconce, ChileAnother shot from Toconce, with a large volcano in the background.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/264639_10150636164445517_883880516_18712087_6470635_n.jpgToconceThe view north from Toconcehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/271020_10150636159145517_883880516_18711968_3786959_n.jpgStarry nightLater, Ariel drove us past this same sign during the night. The end result was this photo.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/268462_10150636158525517_883880516_18711959_1525241_n.jpgStars in CaspanaThe stars over the canyon in Caspanahttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/262194_10150636159395517_883880516_18711972_2044817_n.jpgDungonOur watering hole in the community centre of Caspana. Ariel's camera did interesting things with the light from the candles and the flashlight on the floorhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/260528_10150636087230517_883880516_18710558_6406873_n.jpgAriel and KattaAriel and Katta in Caspana2011-09-17T18:57:29+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2011/09/15/the-gnarly-north-of-argentina/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/mapa-argentina.pngmapa argentinaRoute Taken2011-10-03T03:09:27+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/08/04/corn-grain-and-commander-che/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/che1.jpgcheThis post is dedicated to the memory of comrade Ernesto Raphael ‘Che’ Guevara, who died valiantly not far from here in an attempt to bring happiness, prosperity, and justice to the people of Bolivia. October 9, 1967https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/che.jpgche2012-03-05T20:56:00+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2011/07/08/the-atacama-chapters-the-road-to-nowhere/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/264827_10150636074520517_883880516_18710230_1769577_n.jpgFunny hitchhiking signMy Road-Reflector sign got some funny looks and, shortly later, a ride back to Calama.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/270152_10150636083600517_883880516_18710461_7715623_n.jpgKite flying in the altiplanoIf you look very closely, you'll notice me in the distance trying to fly a plastic baghttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/264125_10150636082825517_883880516_18710439_5987378_n.jpgFreight Line OllagüeFrieght train, take me home....I mean, um, to Calama.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/270374_10150636083270517_883880516_18710452_3547343_n.jpgOllagüe train tracksThe Ollagüe trackshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/261484_10150636080885517_883880516_18710387_4406389_n.jpgSalt Flat Soccer MatchSalt flat soccer match on the Salar de Ascotan - probably one of my favourite pictures T has takenhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/263998_10150636080315517_883880516_18710371_6715853_n.jpghitchhiking northern ChileMe freezing in the back of a truck on the Salt Flats Highwayhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/268083_10150636079550517_883880516_18710350_7237167_n.jpgSalar de AscotanThe wilds of the Salt Flats Highwayhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/269400_10150636077640517_883880516_18710300_1697639_n.jpgOldest Church in ChileThe oldest church in Chile. As you can see down there by the tree, the dog was still following us.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/261635_10150636078375517_883880516_18710323_2086960_n.jpgMarioMario and myselfhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/267415_10150636075745517_883880516_18710267_805445_n.jpgDogI tried to tell her to go away since I was putting my boots on...but who can say no to such a shameless sap?2011-09-17T09:37:33+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/07/26/once-again-the-modern-nomad-sucessfully-flaunts-international-law-welcome-to-bolivia/2015-03-21T11:15:49+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/04/05/highway-robbery-cougars/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/alejandro-and-i.jpgAlejandro and IAlejandro and I on the subway in Buenos Aires after a week on the road together; neither of us had showered in at least five days, and I han't washed my pants since Trujillo, Perù. Look, you can still see some grease stains from a hamburger in Lima!2015-10-14T13:11:32+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/03/28/chilean-iron-ore-miners-and-the-peculiar-miracle-of-the-little-red-house/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/vicuna1.jpgGuanacoA lone Guanaco taking a meal of dry bunchgrass, his only source of food in the harsh climate. That's Argentina far off in the backgroundhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/vicuna.jpgVicuñaVicuña, taking a meal of bunchgrass. That's Bolivia in the far distance.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/endless-road.jpglonely roadMy lonely little road in the remotest reaches of northern Chilehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/salar1.jpgsalarOne of the smaller salt flats, away from the main salar de Atacama and closer to the mountianshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/salar.jpgsalarSalar de Atacama, and some mountianshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ande.jpgandeThe Andes altiplano; here forms the border of Bolivia/Chile2011-08-30T06:24:33+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/03/02/the-origin-of-feces/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/no-bridge.jpgno bridgeHow inconvienent...https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/back-of-the-truck.jpgback of the truckMy hobo tarp kept me dry for the whole ridehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hobo-tarp.jpghobo tarpHitchhiking under my hobo tarphttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/snake-pole.jpgsnake poleI really really like this light polehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/vines.jpgvinesThe rainforest is so full of lifehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/jungle-stream.jpgjungle streamA pleasent jungle streamhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/entry.jpgentryEntryway to the trailhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/river.jpgriverThis river floods violently in the rainy seasonhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/jungle-river.jpgjungle riverHow very wild this river looks2011-08-30T05:37:33+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/03/01/volcanoes-go-carts-canadians/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/church.jpgchurchThe church in Baños; Catholic, of coursehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/fall-staris.jpgfall starisIf you go up these stairs, you will be pleasantly misted by the fallshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/close-up.jpgclose upClose up of the fallshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/virgin-waterfall.jpgVirgin waterfallLa Cascada de la Virgin. A very beautiful little waterfall2012-02-12T05:03:42+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/02/23/washin-stuff/2011-08-30T05:23:59+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/02/17/fucking-ants/2012-02-11T05:22:14+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/02/15/amazing-people-the-andes-mountains/2012-02-12T04:57:52+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/02/13/rough-seas-rainforest-and-being-marooned-crossing-the-darien-gap/2012-02-02T04:32:47+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/02/06/big-rigs-more-borders/2011-08-30T04:19:18+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/02/01/run-away/2012-02-07T02:56:29+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/01/27/%c2%a1y-fuerte/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/tropical.jpgtropicalCentro Balñario Club Tecleñohttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/roca-zunsal.jpgRoca ZunsalThe rock in the background is called Roca Zunsal because it apparently looks like a pig. I personally thought it looked more like a rinocerous beetle.2011-08-30T03:46:51+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/01/19/what-do-you-mean-youre-closed/2011-08-30T03:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/01/16/hunting-bears/2012-05-26T18:32:37+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/01/15/what-international-border/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/stream.jpgstreamThe beautiful little streamhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/breakfast.jpgbreakfastI love Mexican food! And Gus's family was very nicehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/gus-and-i.jpgGus and IGus and I at the home of his parents in La Piña, Michoacàn2012-02-07T02:51:22+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/musings/internet-losers-find-ways-around-the-onion%e2%80%99s-subscription-barriers/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/vampyricspektor.jpgVampiricSpektorObnoxious stupid person Vampiric Spektor explains why he prefers the Fitch Methodhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/onionsubscibeobot.jpgOnionSubscibeBotPop-up windows like this had been pissing off cheap assholes for months2012-01-25T23:34:03+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2010/10/29/the-devils-jacuzzi-and-the-splintering-soil-of-the-desert/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/sa2.pngsa22011-07-18T17:01:40+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2011/02/09/tying-up-patagonia/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/167610_10150342634325517_883880516_16011322_4236421_n.jpgLa Lartijahttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/167645_10150377505780517_883880516_16637465_4325684_n.jpg167645_10150377505780517_883880516_16637465_4325684_nStreet vendors selling vegetableshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/181739_10150377504480517_883880516_16637445_3026786_n1.jpg181739_10150377504480517_883880516_16637445_3026786_nhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/181739_10150377504480517_883880516_16637445_3026786_n.jpgCarabineros.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/pat523.jpgpat5Typical street in Punta Arenashttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/pat522.jpgpat5My roomhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/pat521.jpgpat5Los Cuernos (horns) del Painehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/pat520.jpgpat5An iceburg in Grey Lake, Parque National del Torres Del Painehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/pat519.jpgpat5https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/pat518.jpgpat5Vladimiro Mimica, the mayor of Punta Arenas, comes out to show his support for the protests 2012-01-03T21:24:21+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/06/19/i-love-chile-and-homeless-people/2011-07-18T15:55:23+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/07/14/209/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/snow.jpgsnowThe geology students were nice enough to take a photo and email it to me. This pass is called Paso Fronteriza Los Pajaroshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/rodrigo-and-i.jpgrodrigo and IRodrigo and I demonstrating how adult we arehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/rod-and-i.jpgrod and IRodrigo and I demonstrating how adult we are2011-07-18T15:50:06+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2011/06/15/the-woes-and-wonders-of-the-carretera-austral/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/rutaaustral.pngRutaAustralReference Maphttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/imag0024.jpgSebastian and GermánSebastian and Germán - you can probably guess who is who.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/imag0019.jpgCarretera AustralThe Carretera Austral goes 86 pavement. https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/imag0007.jpgRutaAustralAs you can see, the weather was fantastichttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/imag0017.jpgNoteMy message, scribbled on a bit of woodhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/imag0006.jpgJamie's HomesteadJamie's homesteadhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/imag0001.jpgCarretera Austral leaving Coyhaique.2011-07-27T23:35:52+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/musings/the-old-man-and-the-house/2011-07-17T21:27:41+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/hitchhiking-tips/on-the-road/hitchhiking-signs/2013-02-20T11:29:32+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2011/06/08/remote-hitchhiking-in-patagonia/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/hitchhike-patagonia.pngHitchhiking patagoniaReference Maphttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imag0087.jpgPass to CoyhaiquePass to Coyhaiquehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imag0079.jpgDrying glovesI dried my gloves on this thorny berry bush during a freak bout of sunlighthttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imag0074.jpgChile Chico to CoyhaiqueThe road to Coyhaiquehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imag0072.jpgChile Chico campsiteCampsite in the hills above Chile Chicohttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imag0069.jpgLago General CarreraOn the dock in Chile Chicohttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imag0064.jpgNearly to ChileNearly back in Chilehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imag0062.jpgBlank signNext stop: nothinghttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imag0057.jpgPampaLa Pampahttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imag0056.jpgMonument to the sheepSheep repellant2012-01-03T16:22:10+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/hitchhiking-tips/on-the-road/hitchhiking-games/2012-11-09T11:09:15+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/musings/interesting-people/el-caballero-de-bories/2011-06-09T20:06:36+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/hitchhiking-tips/on-the-road/hitchhiking-games/stones/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imag00811.jpgPoint Rings for Scoring StonesRings for Scoring Stones. In the larger ring: 5 pts for the middle, 1 pt for the outer ring, and 20 points each for the two smaller ringshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imag0081.jpgRings for Scoring StonesRings for Scoring Stones. In the larger ring: 5 pts for the middle, 1 pt for the outer ring, and 20 points each for the two smaller ringshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imag0078.jpgStones RingRing for Simple Stones on a dirt roadhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imag0065.jpgPebbles for Simple StonesGood-sized pebbles for Simple Stoneshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imag0055.jpgSimple StonesMy friend Jorge (whose job was to sit on the side of the highway all day and count the number of cars that passed) playing Simple Stones in southern Argentina. I am losing badly.2011-06-08T00:46:49+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/musings/interesting-people/adrianna/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/imag0021.jpgAdrianna and IAdrianna and I in La Esperanza, Argentina2011-07-17T21:46:52+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2011/05/19/t/2012-04-19T02:59:52+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/musings/a-thank-to-the-road/2011-08-20T14:47:48+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2011/04/04/i-fear-cats/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/storm.pngstormCurrent Design Storm GThttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/capello.pngcapelloP & H Capella 166 RMhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/horario.pnghorariohttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pat1.pngpatPatrick Faltermanhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/perro.pngperroLos perros de los Carabineros nunca se descansan...sobre todo cuando hay gatos del diablo.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/cat2.pngcat2https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/kittens.jpgkittensThey may look cute, but trust me. They are defective.2012-01-03T17:41:47+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/musings/feline-revenge/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pat.pngpatPatrick Faltermanhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/perro1.pngperroThe police dogs never rest...especially when there are devil cats about.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/cat21.pngcat2The leader of the murderous cats, Voldemort, was the last to be captured. He entered police custody Tuesday afternoon.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/cat.pngcat2012-05-27T19:18:12+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2010/12/22/a-series-of-unfortunate-events/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/torres.jpgtorres2011-04-13T22:25:10+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/12/13/turning-point/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/map3.jpgmap32011-04-30T18:32:19+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/11/13/one-if-by-land-two-if-by-sea/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mapa6.jpgmapa62015-03-28T18:56:55+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/musings/interesting-people/jano/2016-09-17T20:07:15+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2010/01/04/you-want-some-tequila/2012-02-01T03:04:44+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2009/12/27/loma-de-flores-now-with-one-1-paved-road/2011-02-28T20:48:41+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2009/12/15/where-the-hell-is-uraupan/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/juan-and-i.jpgJuan and IMyself and Juan, my tortilla mentorhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/more-loading.jpgmore loadingLoading in more doughhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/making-tortillas.jpgmaking tortillasI make them!https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/loading.jpgloadingPacking the machinehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/dough-gathering.jpgdough gatheringGathering the fresh doughhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/corn-grinder.jpgcorn grinderGrinding the corn into doughhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tortilla-machine.jpgtortilla machineThe tortilla machine, doing what it does2020-06-27T14:03:14+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/musings/the-impact-of-tourism-in-spanish-speaking-south-america/2016-12-21T23:43:52+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2010/08/21/roosters-riverboats-and-rafts/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/pat8.jpgpat8Awesomehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/pat9.jpgpat9https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/pat10.jpgpat10https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/capy.jpgcapyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/pat11.jpgpat11https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/pat12.jpgpat12https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/pat6.jpgpat6and after!https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/pat51.jpgpat5during...https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/pat3.jpgpat3Before...https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/pat4.jpgpat42012-02-17T05:14:14+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/11/02/riot/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/009.jpg009Relaxing, Monday, and playing the blues like always.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/025.jpg025¡Yo y mi mamita Chilena!Que lindo, nosotros! :)https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/002.jpg002Look at that rich mo-fo...https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/yo.jpgyohttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/seymour.jpgseymourhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/colocolo.jpgcolocoloThe greatest soccer rivelry of South America2010-11-07T15:03:48+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/10/23/king-of-the-road/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/peru.pngperuRed line: hitchhiking Black line: freighthopping2011-03-21T10:47:47+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/07/21/deserts-and-the-house-of-christ/2010-11-02T20:00:59+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/10/17/the-breath-of-the-desert-and-driving-through-limbo/2010-11-26T15:55:44+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/musings/mental-milk/2017-01-08T23:47:19+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/musings/ants-theyve-got-the-right-idea/2011-02-08T21:35:46+00:00weekly0.6https://hitchtheworld.com/2010/08/30/manual-labour-and-middle-earth/2015-03-22T04:32:47+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/09/30/liberation-in-la-paz/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mapa31.jpgmapa3https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mapa3.jpgmapa31. Where I was forcefully removed from the river by the Bolivian Anti-Narcotraffiking force.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/pat.jpgpatReptiles...probably my favourite class of animalhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/mototaxi.jpgM4031M-4203Typical Latin-American mototaxihttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/flagoftheredcross.pngFlagoftheRedCross2015-03-22T20:09:07+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/10/06/the-great-escap/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/bordermap.jpgbordermapThe blue line is the road; The red line is my path2010-10-18T19:50:12+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2009/12/06/arrival-tomexico/2016-09-14T14:49:21+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/03/18/car-washes-the-mars-desert/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/desert6.jpgdesert6One of the most otherwordly sights I've ever seenhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/desert5.jpgdesert5Evidence suggests that the Atacama may not have had any significant rainfall from 1570 to 1971.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/desert4.jpgdesert4Evidence suggests that the Atacama may not have had any significant rainfall from 1570 to 1971https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/desert-3.jpgdesert 3Desolatehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/desert-2.jpgdesert 2https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/desert1.jpgdesert1These dunes are endlesshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/coca.jpgcocaMy first expirience with coca leaveshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/rice-ride.jpgrice rideI rode for hours on rice. Rather comfortable, actuallyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/rice-factory.jpgrice factoryMy ride waiting for more rice cargohttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/christo.jpgchristoThe mountian says, 'Christ is coming.'2010-10-03T02:08:18+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/03/05/are-you-positive-this-is-the-main-road/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/clock.jpgclockIt really is quite a large clockhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/hitchin.jpghitchin'I enjoy my lifestylehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mountian.jpgmountianNicely formed mountianhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/silver-lining.jpgsilver liningThese clouds have a silver lining in a very literal sensehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/sunlight.jpgsunlightA very nice afternoon in southern Ecuadorhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/main.jpgmainThe actual main road. Note the telltale 'Feliz Viaje' sign.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/not-main.jpgnot mainNot the main roadhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bees.jpgbeesI wonder what species they are2010-10-02T23:59:54+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2009/12/23/%c2%a1por-diez-pesos/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/manuel-and-uncle.jpgmanuel and uncleManuel and his Uncle, with Annamariahttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/three.jpgthreeManuel's uncle, Annamaria, and myselfhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/mariachi.jpgmariachihttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/on-the-boat.jpgon the boatall of us on the boat; that is, me, Manuel, the orphans, and several staff members. We are enjoying ourselves.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/boats.jpgboatsPrepared for boardinghttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/orphans.jpgorphansMy orphan friends, who stuck to me like gluehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/tree.jpgtreeThe largest Christmas tree in the world; it's made of metal and changes to many different exciting colourshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/fine-arts.jpgfine artsManuel and I in front of the Palace of fine arts in Mexico Cityhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/taco.jpgtaco..Interesting street foodhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/la-plaza-mexico-d-f.jpgLa Plaza, Mèxico D.F.The massive Plaza in Mèxico City2012-09-13T03:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2009/12/09/swimming-in-december/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/band.jpgbandEveryone loves a good bit of live musichttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/dance.jpgdanceThe dances were rather haunting, but I enjoyed them very muchhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/ccotton-candy.jpgcotton candyLots of cotton candy for sale2010-10-02T20:51:52+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/04/27/total-destruction/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/recovery.jpgrecoveryThe recovering town of Constitutiònhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/porthole.jpgportholeThis was a complete building before the tsunami hithttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/dogs.jpgdogsOur pack of canine friendshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/murder.jpgmurderThe graffiti reads: Murderous constructors! You leave us without homes, eight deaths, and four orphans. Solution urgent!!https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/memorial.jpgmemorialA memorial set of for the lost infant, cut down before she could even start her lifehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/block-775.jpgBlock 775Block 775 is where the family was killed. The entire ground level of the building collapsed.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/destroyed-home.jpgdestroyed homeSuch sadnesshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/siboney.jpgsiboneyMy good friend Siboney. She loves dogs.2010-10-02T20:19:54+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/05/16/im-a-volunteer-and-im-ok-i-sleep-all-night-and-i-work-all-day/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/rock-climb.jpgrock climbFor the record, I was only slightly drunk. I made it all the way to the top.https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/friends.jpgfriendsA few of my good lady friends from Valparaìso, Danielle on the left and Catherine on the righthttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cheap-wine.jpgcheap wineThe cheap wine, of which I drank very much of later that nighthttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/complete-house.jpgcomplete houseThe finished product of our workhttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/roof-nail.jpgroof nailMe nailing the roof, after I was later deemed worthy after practicing hammer control for several dayshttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/floor-nailing.jpgfloor nailingMe and the group nailing down the floor for one of the mediaguas2010-10-02T19:40:45+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/04/14/are-we-really-in-montreal/2015-06-13T15:14:08+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/06/24/family-fun-in-rural-chile/2010-07-27T22:13:45+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/04/22/the-infinite-improbability-drive-endless-walking/2010-06-02T20:18:22+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/06/01/pumpkin-soup-and-a-ruined-palace/https://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/111.jpgAndesThe Andes as seen from San Felipehttps://hitchtheworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/11.jpg11The Andes as seen from San Felipe2014-02-14T22:43:43+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.com/2010/03/21/non-stop-hitching-total-nudity/2017-05-21T09:38:03+00:00monthlyhttps://hitchtheworld.comdaily1.02025-04-17T14:55:39+00:00