rivers | 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 rivers | 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 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 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 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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]]> http://joe.in/from-andean-glaciers-to-the-amazon-jungle-in-one-spectacular-day/feed/ 3 Macusani, the High Altitude Home of Alpacas, Precious Memories and Sun Halos http://joe.in/macusani-the-high-altitude-home-of-alpacas-precious-memories-and-sun-halos/ http://joe.in/macusani-the-high-altitude-home-of-alpacas-precious-memories-and-sun-halos/#comments Sun, 21 Jan 2018 07:53:07 +0000 http://joe.in/?p=5444 About Macusani Macusani, located 4,315 metres high up in the Andes Mountains, is the capital of Carabaya Province in southern Peru’s Puno Region. Macusani is also the self-proclaimed Peruvian and world alpaca capital. Although receiving few tourists, the Carabaya Province, … Continue reading →

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