orchids | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in The Travel, Photo and Video Blog of Joe Taheny Sun, 12 Nov 2023 04:03:31 +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 orchids | Where is Joe in? http://joe.in 32 32 Photos and Videos from my time in Mainland Ecuador http://joe.in/photos-and-videos-from-my-time-in-mainland-ecuador/ http://joe.in/photos-and-videos-from-my-time-in-mainland-ecuador/#respond Sun, 12 Nov 2023 04:03:30 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=8501 In May 2017 I travelled overland through spectacular Andes mountain scenery from Peru to Ecuador, the next country on my journey around South America. Below are some of my favourite photos and videos from continental Ecuador. My Galapagos Islands visit … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/photos-and-videos-from-my-time-in-mainland-ecuador/feed/ 0 Waterfalls and Historic Sites in Northern Peru http://joe.in/waterfalls-and-historic-sites-in-northern-peru/ http://joe.in/waterfalls-and-historic-sites-in-northern-peru/#comments Sun, 22 Oct 2023 04:10:56 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=8417 Most tourists cross the Peru-Ecuador border near the Pacific Coast at Aguas Verdes. However, if you are adventurous, have time and speak some Spanish, I recommend crossing inland at La Balsa and seeing the region’s spectacular sites. A post about … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/waterfalls-and-historic-sites-in-northern-peru/feed/ 1 Orchids and Waterfall in Soroa, Cuba http://joe.in/orchids-and-waterfall-in-soroa-cuba/ http://joe.in/orchids-and-waterfall-in-soroa-cuba/#comments Sat, 22 Sep 2018 05:18:18 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=7303 Soroa, 7 kilometres north of the Havana-Pinar del Río Freeway is a village known for both its waterfall and orchid garden. As fans of orchids the latter attracted Rocío and me and we made a detour to Soroa between Viñales … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/orchids-and-waterfall-in-soroa-cuba/feed/ 3 Santiago de Cuba, Where the Cuban Revolution Began http://joe.in/santiago-de-cuba-where-the-cuban-revolution-began/ http://joe.in/santiago-de-cuba-where-the-cuban-revolution-began/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2018 07:25:07 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=6954 Cuba’s second city Santiago de Cuba lies far from Havana and is known for both its music and rebellious streak. Rocío and I visited Santiago twice in December 2016, firstly for Fidel Castro’s memorial rally and funeral and later, returning … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/santiago-de-cuba-where-the-cuban-revolution-began/feed/ 1 Visiting Alejandro de Humboldt National Park from Baracoa, Cuba http://joe.in/visiting-alejandro-de-humboldt-national-park-from-baracoa-cuba/ http://joe.in/visiting-alejandro-de-humboldt-national-park-from-baracoa-cuba/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2018 04:05:59 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=6861 Alejandro de Humboldt National Park (Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt) is UNESCO world heritage-listed and located north-west of Baracoa in the provinces of Guantánamo and Holguín. The park is famous for its endemic flora and fauna including the northern hemisphere’s … Continue reading →

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]]> http://joe.in/visiting-alejandro-de-humboldt-national-park-from-baracoa-cuba/feed/ 2 Machu Picchu – the Culmination of the Inka Jungle Trek http://joe.in/machu-picchu-the-culmination-of-the-inka-jungle-trek/ http://joe.in/machu-picchu-the-culmination-of-the-inka-jungle-trek/#comments Wed, 08 Nov 2017 23:54:41 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5259 15th century Incan citadel Machu Picchu is a world famous historic site and Peru’s biggest tourist attraction. First publicised to the outside world in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, it is one of few significant pre-Columbian sites not discovered and destroyed … Continue reading →

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