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Venezuela (Merida, Los Nevados, Catatumbo)

Rosa, first picture with new (Blaine´s old) camera
Merida
The worlds largest and highest teleferico


Through the clouds
passing 4 stations
enroute to Pico Espejo, 4765m




Trek from Loma Redonda to Los Nevados







A tough high altitude climb has Rosa al pedo
The pass
Down into a fertile valley
Stop to pick wild berries

Across the river
Almost there after 4 hours
Looking down on Los Nevados
Dinnertime at Posada Florencia
The trek back





The final uphill stretch
Looking ahead and down on Loma Redonda
and back
Leaving Patty´s
iPostal 'Revolutionizing Mail' - The parts finally arrive!
A new odometer counter, cable and transmission straight from Kasinski in Brasil (Thanks Cesar!)
Swapped out in no time
Camped out in the mountains of Merida
To Porto Concha
Waiting for a boat
collapsed
our friend the dog

Fisherman gives us a lift
Lake Maracaibo to the Guarda Parque Catatumbo
Fishermen provide crabs for dinner
1kb (.50 cents) per kilo
Old man teaches us shelling and cleaning
Steamed and ready
Tour group of Germans paying 500kb apiece
sunset
Hitch back with another fisherman
Catch of the Day