sunset on the island of amantani

why are all the FUN things...also always so DANGEROUS?

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April 18th 2006
ok, maybe not everything fun has to live up to this criteria...but don't tell me there is not a parallel there somewhere! the experience of riding a bicycle down the world's most dangerous road is definitely helping to prove this theory. but more on that in a bit. after sending kirsten and brian off and saying goodby to our machu picchu family (which i heard from my sick-bed, ... read more

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Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more