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San Basilio de Palenque is located about 1 hour inland from the bustling touristic city of Cartagena in Colombia. Unable to arrange a tour, I sought extensively how to travel independently here. It is the only remaining historic Afro-Colombian community where historically, slaves from the African continent who were fortunate enough to escape from their Spanish captors would come here and settle.
Today it is has approximately 3700 inhabitants who maintain many of their cultural and ancestral traditions. I wandered the dusty streets of Palenque camera in hand, with my local guide telling about the history.
I passed this gentleman sitting on a tatty wooden chair outside his house, smoking a cigarette. His laid-back and natural posture was priceless.
He look at me and raised his head slightly making a gesture to insinuate I approach him, he knew very well I wanted the photo. His pose remained frozen while I photographed him.
Female jaguar was resting on top and male was waiting on river bank. Male finally makes a move to get close but was rebuked and had to go to river to cool off
Local guides told us that it will be few weeks before they pair up
Hamhung is the main chemical city in North Korea.
The local guide told me there is no pollution in the town...I explained her that in my town, Toulouse, we had the same kind of chemical factory, and it made 30 deaths 10 years ago when everything exploded...She told me it was not possible in North Korea. The weather was bad, and everything looked dull and sad...
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Birds called in by local guide at La Florida, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. Male on right with more dramatic eyeline.
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The gentleman in the picture is one of two hikers on the Appalachian Trail who were using the railings to dry out their gear. They had started their hike in Georgia in the beginning of May.
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Dr. Beanes being held captive by the British was the incident that led to Francis Scott Key being held offshore of Fort McHenry and writing a poem that became the Star Spangled Banner.
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I Had a wonderful trip to Inishbofin island in Connemara.on the second day i done a dawn to dusk photoshoot.A big thanks to all we met on the island if you ever go there check out local guide Bill a great man for info .
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This was a very special find. The Brown-banded Antpitta (Grallaria milleri) is endemic to Colombia and vulnerable due to loss of suitable habitat as a result of human activity. In 1992 it was suspected that the species was extinct, but it was rediscovered in 1994. Its range is limited to a small area between 1800 and 3100 meters above sea level in the forests of the central Colombian Andes. As of today the only known locations are in the neighboring Departments of Quindio, Risarada and Caldas on the western slope of the central Colombian Andes and on the eastern slope in the nearby Department of Tolima.
Antpittas are secretive, wary and shy birds that inhabit the dark understory of mountain forests. They never stray far from cover. They feed on insects on or near the ground. Ants are a diet favorite. They are small round bodied birds with short tails and relatively long legs.
For us this was not a lucky find because we had the help of an extremely professional and knowledgeable local guide, Mr. Albeiro Uribe, at Reserva Ecologica Rio Blanco in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia.
Albeiro led us to this bird and three other species of Antpitta.
These monkeys are very cheeky because they where throwing sticks at me when I passed by. My local guide warned me not to walk underneath the trees because they will also pee or shit on my head.
Andrew, a local guide, is friends with Scar, a 10-year old sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) in Dominica. Photo taken under permit. echeng100129_0248132
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The title of each photo in this series is a translated line from a poem found in the Chapel of Bones. See the full poem in the original language here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capela_dos_Ossos#Poem .
From our tour guide - the Franciscan monks who used the bones of approximately 5000 corpses, built this to send a message to the nobles that in death, no one can tell the difference between the rich and the poor, royal or common.
We arrived early to the "Tapir Valley Natural reserve". It was raining torrentially . The local guide stated that he saw a rare find! A large female tapir was resting near by. As the rain subsided we approached just in time as she was getting up for breakfast. (7:30AM) The challenge was taking a clear image through the thick brush. Tapirs look something like pigs with trunks, but they are actually related to horses and rhinoceroses. This eclectic lineage is an ancient one—and so is the tapir itself. Scientists believe that these animals have changed little over tens of millions of years.
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This old male had recently been in a fight to defend his territory against a youinger tiger. Although he won that fight it left him him with a nasty wound on his nose. Unfortunately our local guide thought it would only be a matter of time before the younger tiger defeated him and he was ousted from his territory..
This was our first of 7 different tiger sightings in Tadoba Tiger Reserve.
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Car 3060 is on a service to Ashton under Lyne as it passes a local guide giving a talk on the events of the Peterloo Massacre.
After an excellent sleep in the center of Edinburgh, we enjoyed a guided tour by Helen, a charming local guide. With her, we learned about the historical significance of Scotland's capital city as we made our way up to Edinburgh Castle, situated atop Castle Rock. From there, we were treated to stunning panoramic views of the city. We were told that in Scotland, you shouldn’t bother too much about the weather, and right they are… In one day, we enjoyed sunshine - actually, we got a little sunburned - hail, rain, and heavy overcast weather. Actually, on this panoramic view from the castle, you can see the rain falling down on the other side of the river Firth of Forth – Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
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The title of each photo in this series is a translated line from a poem found in the Chapel of Bones. See the full poem in the original language here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capela_dos_Ossos#Poem .
From our tour guide - the Franciscan monks who used the bones of approximately 5000 corpses, built this to send a message to the nobles that in death, no one can tell the difference between the rich and the poor, royal or common.