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The team gathered outside the Park Hyatt Hotel, Mendoza, at the start of the expedition. Photo: Augusto Ortega
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Starting out from Punta de Vacas at 2400m
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Augusto leaving Punta de Vacas
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Poplars in the Vacas valley
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Trail along a narrow rocky hillside
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Beside the Rio de las Vacas
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Pierre in the Vacas valley
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Pierre in the Vacas valley
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On the Vacas trail
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Long dusty trail
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Desert terrain in the Vacas Valley
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Walking along the Vacas Valley
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Descending a hillside in the Vacas Valley
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Narrow southern reaches of the Vacas Valley
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Muleteer in the Vacas Valley
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Rare grassy pasture in the Vacas Valley
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Muleteers pass through the Vacas Valley
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Marching along the valley
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Approaching Pampa de Leñas
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Augusto near Pampa de Leñas
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Later that evening Eli finds something in our luggage that reminds her of Leo (Photo: Augusto Ortega)
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Eli, Pierre, Rolo and Leo help prepare dinner at Pampa de Leñas (Photo: Augusto Ortega)
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Carne on the barbeque (Photo: Augusto Ortega)
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More carne (Photo: Augusto Ortega)
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Sarah, Steve, Guillaume and Peter enjoy dinner at Pampa de Leñas (Photo: Augusto Ortega)
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Cold breakfast at Pampa de Leñas (2960m)
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Leaving Pampa de Leñas
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Beyond Pampa de Leñas the valley widens
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Peter crosses a bridge over the Rio de las Vacas
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Crossing the Rio de las Vacas
