Incoherent Images

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Close-up on the crowd at the soccer match. I don't know these people...but they were loud and fun.

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Mid-game. Boca lost 0-1.

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And, after the game, only the riot police are left on the pitch.

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Yeah...our seats were inside of a barbed wire cage to protect the rest of the crowd from...well...us. That's called the "popular" section.

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Clockwise from left: Caitlyn, Lauren, Andrew (looking like an idiot on purpose), Erica, Betsy.

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Across the field from our seats.

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Boca (the home team) enters.

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The rest of the crowd.

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The 12th Player yet again.

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That big sign means "The 12th Player"

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The crowd forms before the Boca-Colon match.

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St. Paul (St. Pablo here) at the Jesuit ruins.

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More of the ruins.

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Inside what was the main church at the Jesuit ruins.

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Ruins of a Jesuit community, Encarnacion Paraguay.

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Poor neighborhoods in Asuncion.

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Poor neighborhoods by the river in Asuncion, Paraguay.

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Border traffic between Paraguay and Brazil. Commercial traffic is huge at the border because goods are significantly cheaper in Paraguay (Paraguay does not charge import taxes).

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...And more waterfalls.

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[Almost] the entire gang at the falls.

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More of Iguazu.

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From the top of a waterfall.

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The Davidson duo--Me and Erika.

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"The Devil's Throat," Iguazu.

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The falls at Iguazu.

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Pigs.

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More of the farm.

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The farm.

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At the farming cooperative in Brazil. "To do is better than to say."

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Porto Alegre.

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Porto Alegre.

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Porto Alegre, as seen from the roof of our hotel.

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Cathedral in Salto.

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Statue of Artigas, Uruguay's national hero, in Salto.

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Alongside Andrew and Danny from my group, with our homestay family in the rural area outside of Salto.

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View from the roof of our hotel in Salto.

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Sunset in Colonia.

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A nice tree-lined avenue, Colonia.

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A beautiful garden, Colonia.

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Old stone streets in Colonia.

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The shore in Colonia.

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Inside MERCO Sur headquarters.

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Playing soccer with the Uruguayans.

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Inside the Ministry of Foreign Relations, Montevideo.

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I really like sheep.

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Lots of barrels...sorry they're blurry.

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Putting labels on the bottles.

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Our awesome guide.

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Part of the fermentation process.

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The taste laboratory.

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The grape vines.

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Decorative wine barrels.

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The wine vineyard we visited outside of Montevideo.

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Senate chamber.

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Historical painting just beyond the atrium.

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The atrium of the Legislative Palace.

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The Legislative Palace.

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Inside the cathedral.

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Cathedral in Montevideo.

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Sunset over the river in Montevideo.

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Plaza Independencia, Montevideo.

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Old meets new in Montevideo.

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And I look jolly with my mate,

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Same park...pretty day.

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A park in Montevideo.

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My friend Lauren and I ready with our Mate supplies for the bus ride to Montevideo.

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Beach at Punta del Este during the day,

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...and beach sunset part 2 with lighthouse.

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Beach sunset part 1...

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Beach view, Punta del Este.

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The harbor at Punta del Este.

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"Jail for [the owner of the club] and [the mayor of Buenos Aires] and all of their conspirators."

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A pile of shoes from the victims.

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More of the memorial.

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The Memorial for the victims of Cromagnon.

2005-09-13T22:43:00.000-03:00

Another photo of the park. Notice the darkening skies and ominous rain clouds...it was my lucky day.

2005-09-13T22:42:00.001-03:00

The park near my apartment building.

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The beard is coming in....nicely? Well, it's coming in.

2005-09-10T23:09:00.000-03:00

My room. Most of the belongings aren't mine, obviously.

2005-09-10T12:27:00.000-03:00

Some ugly fella who thinks he can grow a beard como Che.

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Colorful buildings that characterize La Boca.

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More docked ships.

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Ship on the river in La Boca.

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A statue of San Martin in La Boca.

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A sampling of the awesome art they had all over the walls.

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More of our group inside the coffee shop.

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Inside the coffee shop.

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Our group heading into a coffee shop in the blue-collar neighborhood of La Boca.

2005-09-10T12:24:00.002-03:00

Up close of the wall of photos.

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Temporary part of what will be a permanent exhibit with pictures of the 30,000 plus desaparecidos.

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A sculpture called "House of Escape" in a park commemorating the desaparecidos ("disappeared").

2005-09-10T12:23:00.001-03:00

Biggest intersection in Buenos Aires. This "symbol of the city" makes a lot of sense if you've met some Argentines.

2005-09-10T12:23:00.000-03:00

Same place, different view.

2005-09-10T12:22:00.002-03:00

More of the intersection of the huge avenue.

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Part of the largest avenue in the world. There are close to 20 lanes of traffic in some places.