2 domestic rabbits hopping around outside a garage in the middle of a busy part of Leon and prey to traffic and dogs but seeming quite happy!
Middle-aged woman outside her roadside kiosk kissing her parakeet sitting on its corner... there are many captive birds here, all with severely clipped wings - a depressing sight
Horse and cart taxis - string for bridles and reins, no saddles, all very small - look stunted from being made to work too young; skinny and overworked.
Beaten up dog ever so politely sitting by me in hope of getting food - not begging. Looked like someone must have kicked him when little - his jaw all skewwif. Luckily I had a cheese and ham roll which I had discovered mould in so gladly gave to him!
2 parakeets in a little padded food bag being transported in the back of a ruletero - a passenger lorry with us and their boy owner
Guatemala
Pigs roaming Livingston amongst the rubbish heaps looking incredibly sleek and happy!
Donkeys working on fields
Cockerels starting erdoodle-doing at 2am!
Costa Rica
cycling along in one-horse town Rio Claro talking on her mobile with her white rabbit, complete with jewelled collar, sitting nonchalantly in her bicycle basket
Federico's pet kitten climbing into my rucksack and having a great old time with the plastic bags and terrorising his mother's dog.
Bolivia
Donkeys working the fields
Llamas grazing the altiplano
Dogs looking reasonably healthy - the colder climate suits them - strolling the bus stations and restaurants, completely ignoring humans!
More moneyed people walking around with little dogs which are very pampered
Argentina
Two black as the night horses with a foal wandering across a fairly busy road off the highway at Tilcara, North Argentina, ragged pieces of rope around their necks... and seemingly no-one with them. They seemed to know where they were going
Hi all
Am completing Raleigh International project in Costa Rica/Nicaragua until May 2006 and then will be travelling through Central and South America.
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