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1898 Map of South America Showing Bolivia

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Fri, 08 May 2020 14:54:31 +0000

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Scan of a map printed in 1898.

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1898 Map of South America Showing Uruguay

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Fri, 08 May 2020 14:55:14 +0000

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Scan of a map printed in 1898.

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1898 Map of South America Showing Venezuela

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Fri, 08 May 2020 14:55:34 +0000

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Scan of a map printed in 1898.

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Rio Negro Bridge

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:35:53 +0000

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Bridge in Manaus.

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Beetle on Cruise Ship Deck

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:35:42 +0000

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As we ply the Amazon River, insects get trapped in the air flows around the ship. In the morning, there are quite a few beetles wandering the deck.

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ATON (grounded)

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:35:34 +0000

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Even the safety bouys are gounded by the low water of the Amazon. Normally, this one would be floating.

If you look closely, you can see that there is a crew working on this ATON.

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Fuel Barge

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:35:31 +0000

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Arriving to fuel up our cruise ship.

River Boats, Idled

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:35:18 +0000

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The low water has stopped a lot of Amazon river traffic.

Minerva Grounded

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:35:08 +0000

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Large oil tanker, grounded in the Amazon River.

Docks High and Dry in Manaus

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:35:04 +0000

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The low water has made the docks useless. We are tendering from the ship to shore. Note the tour busses parked on a floating barge.

Towboat on the Amazon

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:34:52 +0000

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The big container ships cannot get up the river, so the "tugs" are pushing barges loaded with containers.

The fellows on this boat are having a great time, interacting with the cruise ship passengers.