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Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
Brazilia Road Trip
Paraguay: Land of Water
The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
Argentina 2.0
Antarctica: The Ice
Argentina: Land of Silver
Chile: Land of Poets
Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
Peru: Land of the Incas
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Ecuador: Middle of the World
Columbia: Gateway to South America
Panama: Crossroads of the World
Costa Rica: Pura Vida
Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
Honduras: The Banana Republic
El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
Belize: The Jewel of Central America
¡Viva México!
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The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
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Chile: Land of Poets
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Peru: Land of the Incas
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¡Viva México!
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E Caribbean Cruise
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Park No. 47!
West Coast Trail
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Our Greatest Joy in 2013
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» Western Sicily, IT
Etna Smoking away
Torre di Elia
view of Enna
old cobbled streets
where we parked; vehicle on left needed a jump start
Valley of the Temples, Agrigenta
Temple of Dioscuri (1)
Temple of Dioscuri (2)
Temple of Hercules (3)
Temple of Hercules (4)
Temple of Hercules (7)
Girgentana goats
city of Agrigenta in the distance
one end of Temple of Concordia
Temple of Concordia (4)
Temple of Concordia (5)
view down the side of the Temple of Concordia
Temple of Concordia (11)
Temple of Concordia (12)
Temple of Concordia (13)
probably graves (2)
probably graves (1)
Greek City walls (1)
Greek City walls (3)
Temple of Hera Lacini (aka Juno) (2)
Temple of Hera Lacini (aka Juno) (3)
Temple of Hera Lacini (aka Juno) (5)
Temple of Hera Lacini (aka Juno) (6)
Temple of Hera Lacini (aka Juno) (1)
altars of sacrifice
Temple of Zeus (1)
Temple of Zeus (2)
remains of Temple of Jupiter
Copy of statue of Atlas (2)
Copy of statue of Atlas (1)
Sacred area outside Portal 5
Italian parking (1)
Italian parking (2)
Monreale Cathedral front view
Monreale Cathedral statue at entrance
Monreale Cathedral paintings over alter
Monreale Cathedral sides of altar area
Monreale Cathedral other side
Monreale Cathedral looking up the church
Monreale Cathedral one of two organs
Monreale Cathedral view down the church
Monreale Cathedral the one marble column
Monreale Cathedral chairs no pews
Fountain in the nearby plaza
Monreale cathedral bell tower
stone streets
Porta Nuova
Porta Nuova statues
Porta Nuova - other side
city park
Palmero's cathedral
Lemon Sicilian Spritz
our view during dinner
The Royal Box
grittier Palermo
Castell della Zisa
Palermo Streets
gardens around the Villa
Villa Malfitana
Front entrance
Teatro Massimo
out front
entrance
in foyer
our guide - a stage view from a seat
one of the boxes
mirror room
famly crest
ceiling panel outside the royal box
view into the royal box
view from the royal box
7 tiers of boxes
echo room
echo room ceiling
echo room paintings (2)
front view of Teatro Massimo
Quattro Cinti (2)
Quattro Cinti (3)
Quattro Cinti (4)
Quattro Cinti (1)
Fountain of Shame (4)
Fountain of Shame (5)
Fountain of Shame (6)
Fountain of Shame (1)
Fountain of Shame (2)
Church of San Cataldo
Church of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio (1)
Church of Saint Catherine
one of the buildings around the fountain
small courtyard down an alley
cathedral
inside the cathedral (2)
inside the cathedral (3)
inside the cathedral (4)
inside the cathedral (1)
archway attached to the cathedral
view down the alley to the archway
a Norman palace
the mountains outside Palermo (1)
the mountains outside Palermo (2)
snowy peaks
the autostrada toll highway
streets in Cefalu (4)
streets in Cefalu (1)
streets in Cefalu (2)
streets in Cefalu (3)
stairway down to medieval laundry
medieval laundry (3)
medieval laundry (4)
medieval laundry (5)
medieval laundry (7)
medieval laundry (1)
Cefalu beach (1)
Cefalu beach (2)
Cefalu beach (3)
Cefalu cathedral (2)
Cefalu cathedral (1)
north coast of Sicily (2)
north coast of Sicily (3)
north coast of Sicily (4)
north coast of Sicily (5)
expensive roadyways
Spadafora beach overnight spot (2)