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The start of our epic journey in front on Los Solares hostel
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Cactus close up!
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Our new friends from Dublin, Zoe and Ed, and our lovely guide, Carla
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Bizarre rock formations were just a taste of things to come
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Donnie Darko springs to mind
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Cute baby lama
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Starting to get pretty remote
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Inquisitive lama
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Heavily guarded village church
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Our first night's accommodation
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Girl with her puppy 'Micky Mouse'
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What's that crawling on your foot?
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Stuart helping Segundino the driver syphon tomorrow's fuel into the jeep
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Time for tea
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Is it a puma?
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Lama-like but wild Vicuñas
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Heading for the heights of the Andes
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Cute national park border control guard
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Strange boggy landscape
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10 degrees out, 30 degrees in. Nice.
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Further evidence of volcanic activity
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Vent hole that opened a couple of years ago, next to Carla's jeep!
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Group photo next to the red lake
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Dribbling flamingo
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Aren't rocks and mountains brilliant?!
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Stunningly serene Honda Lake
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Glass or water?
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National Geographic cover photo of the day
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Lonely flamingo
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Flamingo taking off