bridges | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in The Travel, Photo and Video Blog of Joe Taheny Mon, 20 Aug 2018 04:50:53 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 http://joe.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/cropped-DSC04345-Medium-cropped-32x32.jpg bridges | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in 32 32 Hurricane Matthew and its Impact on Baracoa http://joe.in/hurricane-matthew-and-its-impact-on-baracoa/ http://joe.in/hurricane-matthew-and-its-impact-on-baracoa/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2018 04:20:51 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=6836 On 4 October 2016 Hurricane Matthew struck far eastern Cuba, causing more the US$2.5 billion of damage. Amazingly and thankfully, no direct fatalities were recorded although 4 people died more than a month later when a bridge damaged by Matthew … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/hurricane-matthew-and-its-impact-on-baracoa/feed/ 2 Arequipa, Home away from Home http://joe.in/arequipa-home-away-from-home/ http://joe.in/arequipa-home-away-from-home/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2018 10:42:47 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=6460 Arequipa, Peru’s second city and location of its Constitutional Court was home base for a significant part of my trip. Its mild climate, manageable size, affordability, world heritage-listed historic centre, volcano backdrop and South America’s best food made the city … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/arequipa-home-away-from-home/feed/ 1 Oroya: Butterflies, Boats and Gold Mining in the Amazon Basin http://joe.in/oroya-butterflies-boats-and-gold-mining-in-the-amazon-basin/ http://joe.in/oroya-butterflies-boats-and-gold-mining-in-the-amazon-basin/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2018 11:54:04 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5692 The village of Oroya straddles the Inambari River and is known for its gold. Spanish speakers may find this unsurprising as oro in Spanish means gold. Oroya, incorporating Puerto Manoa, lies adjacent the Interoceanic Highway in Carabaya Province’s San Gaban District. … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/oroya-butterflies-boats-and-gold-mining-in-the-amazon-basin/feed/ 0 Puerto Maldonado, Southern Peru’s Amazon Gateway http://joe.in/puerto-maldonado-southern-perus-amazon-gateway/ http://joe.in/puerto-maldonado-southern-perus-amazon-gateway/#comments Sun, 28 Jan 2018 11:26:22 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5631 Puerto Maldonado is the tourism, transportation and economic centre of Peru’s southern Amazon Basin. Direct buses and flights from Cusco make Puerto Maldonado a convenient Amazon alternative to Iquitos in Peru’s north. Puerto Maldonado lies at the confluence of two … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/puerto-maldonado-southern-perus-amazon-gateway/feed/ 4 From Andean Glaciers to the Amazon Jungle in one Spectacular Day http://joe.in/from-andean-glaciers-to-the-amazon-jungle-in-one-spectacular-day/ http://joe.in/from-andean-glaciers-to-the-amazon-jungle-in-one-spectacular-day/#comments Thu, 25 Jan 2018 01:11:56 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5572 The journey from Ayapata to Puerto Maldonado was my most amazing and varied single day of travel ever. Seeing glaciers, tropical jungle and other magnificent landscapes all on the same day is hard to beat. In late September 2016 Rocío … Continue reading →

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