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Escaping the Sun (Pic de Jour)

BobR — Fri, 17 May 2013 22:15:13 +0000

The closer I get to the equator the more I realize that the only sensible thing to do in the middle of day is to somehow escape from the midday heat. Escape is this week’s WordPress Photo Challenge theme, which is exactly what I did after snapping this gentleman’s photo. Puerto Lopez, Ecuador, or 1°34′00″ […]

26 Seconds at Guayaquil’s Malecon Gardens Fish Pond

BobR — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:42:13 +0000

The amount of plastic I continue to see –strewn about, blowing about and haphazardly piled about– as I make my way north through South America is staggering. Whether at home or on the road, it’s one thing I simply can’t become immune or jaded to. Who throws bottle caps, candy wrappers, spoons and sporks into […]

(Very) Magnificent Frigatebird – Pic de Jour

BobR — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:33:18 +0000

.. or Fregata magnificens. This is a male doing his best to attract the ladies. I hope he succeeded. This gentleman is perched atop some trees on the enchanting Isla de Aves, or Bird Island, home to thousands of large and loud sea birds in the mangroves just outside of Puerto Pizarro, Peru. A short […]

Today’s Headlines #20

BobR — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:52:16 +0000

From Guayaquil, Ecuador, for 14-May-2013 Filed under: Ecuador, Today's Headlines Tagged: news, newspapers

Forty Seconds With Bolivian Traffic-Directing Zebras

BobR — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:10:37 +0000

Your 42-second mental health break for the day.. I have no explanation for this. I shot this in Sucre, but I also saw them busy at work in La Paz as well. Enjoy! Related articles Efecto Mandarina, Bolivian Jazz Traditional Healing in Bolivia Filed under: Bolivia Tagged: Sucre, video, zebras

Checking out of Peru

BobR — Tue, 14 May 2013 00:31:36 +0000

So a funny thing happened this afternoon as I was checking out of Peru and into Ecuador. The moment the Peruvian officer began to scan my passport, his phone, resting on the opposite end of the small counter, began to blink incessantly. It then proceeded to belt out a very loud version of the Mission […]

Today’s Headlines #19

BobR — Mon, 13 May 2013 20:59:09 +0000

From Tumbes, Peru, for 13-May-2013 Filed under: Peru, Today's Headlines Tagged: news, newspapers

Today’s Headlines #18

BobR — Sun, 12 May 2013 23:53:22 +0000

From Puerto Pizarro, Peru, for 12-May-2013 Filed under: Peru, Today's Headlines Tagged: news, newspapers

Painted Ghost Crab (Pic de Jour)

BobR — Sat, 11 May 2013 21:01:55 +0000

This is a Painted ghost crab, or ocypode gaudichaudii, with a feather. (No, it’s not his.) They’re a common species found on Pacific beaches from El Salvador all the way to Chile, and on the Galapagos Islands. They’re fun to watch, particularly in early evening as they scurry about, often in large numbers, before sunset. […]

Rios Montt Found Guilty of Genocide

BobR — Sat, 11 May 2013 15:43:37 +0000

Late is indeed better than never. For the first time in history, a former head of state was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity in a national court. Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt, 86, was sentenced to 80 years in prison for his role in the genocide of more than 1,700 indigenous […]