![Freezing cold in December](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FUSA-51-768x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Freezing cold in December
Times Square
![Christmas in New York](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FUSA-49-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Christmas in New York
![Guggenheim](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FUSA-46-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Guggenheim
![Guggenheim Museum](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FUSA-44-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Guggenheim Museum
![Skinny skyscrapers](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FUSA-41-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Skinny skyscrapers
![Seagull of Liberty](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FUSA-38-1024x692.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Seagull of Liberty
![Washington Monument](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FUSA-32-835x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Washington Monument
![The White House](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FUSA-31-1024x690.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The White House
![can be a weird experience](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FUSA-30-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
can be a weird experience
Greyhound bus travel
![aka Chicago](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FUSA-28-1024x738.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
aka Chicago
Gotham City
![What's your favorite dinosaur](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FUSA-26-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
What's your favorite dinosaur
T.Rex at FIELD Museum
![FIELD Museum](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F01%2FUSA-21-1024x717.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
FIELD Museum
Chicago
![as seen from Amtrak Zephyr](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F12%2FUSA-20-1024x652.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
as seen from Amtrak Zephyr
Colorado
![52 + 6 hours but very comfy. Stunning scenic views in Nevada, Utah and Colorado!](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F12%2FUSA-17-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
52 + 6 hours but very comfy. Stunning scenic views in Nevada, Utah and Colorado!
Amtrak Zephyr from San Fran to Chicago
![San Francisco at night](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F12%2FUSA-10-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
San Francisco at night
![The Castro, San Francisco](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F12%2FUSA-5_1-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The Castro, San Francisco
![Hard to believe I haven't been here in 11 years](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F12%2FUSA-3-660x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Hard to believe I haven't been here in 11 years
San Francisco
![view from AirBNB](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2FMexico-39-1024x708.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
view from AirBNB
Mexico City skyline
![Merida street](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2FMexico-34-1024x735.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Merida street
![Holbox island sunset](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2FMexico-18-1024x744.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Holbox island sunset
![Beach time](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2FMexico-16-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Beach time
![Yucatan sunset](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2FMexico-13-1024x715.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Yucatan sunset
![Cenote Ek Balam](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2FMexico-12-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Cenote Ek Balam
![near Chichen Itza](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2FMexico-11-897x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
near Chichen Itza
Cenote Ik-Kil
![The most famous Maya ruin](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2FMexico-7_1-1024x637.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The most famous Maya ruin
Chichen Itza
![Celestum, Yucatan](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2FMexico-12-1-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Celestum, Yucatan
Bloody Mangroves
![Uxmal temple](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2FMexico-8-1024x751.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Uxmal temple
![Maya ruins in Yucatan](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F11%2FMexico-3-1024x730.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Maya ruins in Yucatan
Uxmal
![impressive title for a temple](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-63-1024x761.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
impressive title for a temple
The great jaguar Tikal
![Tikal selfie](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-59-1024x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Tikal selfie
![few tourists during low season](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-61-1024x711.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
few tourists during low season
Tikal grand plaza
![view from temple IV](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-55-1024x704.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
view from temple IV
Tikal
![Sadly, it's not permitted to climb up anymore](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-51-1024x783.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Sadly, it's not permitted to climb up anymore
Tikal temple V
![Mayan ruins in lush forest](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-53-1024x719.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Mayan ruins in lush forest
Tikal, Guatemala
![a little natural marvel](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-46-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
a little natural marvel
Semuc Champey
![natural limestone swimming pools](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-45-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
natural limestone swimming pools
Semuc Champey
![Some like the fresh fruit, I prefer chocolcate](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-43-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Some like the fresh fruit, I prefer chocolcate
Cocoa bean
![some wind turbines in the distance](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-37-1024x641.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
some wind turbines in the distance
View from volcan Pacaya
![15 bunk bed dorm](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-34-1024x721.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
15 bunk bed dorm
Hostel life
![Old US school buses with new paintjob](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-33-1024x728.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Old US school buses with new paintjob
Antigua bus
![Catholicism style](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-38-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Catholicism style
Shh, someone's sleeping
![during one of the many earthquakes here](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-40-768x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
during one of the many earthquakes here
The roof fell off
![lovely colonial style](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-32-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
lovely colonial style
Antigua
![Nice living next to the volcanoes](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FGuatemala-35-1024x626.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Nice living next to the volcanoes
Antigua, Guatemala
![watching rain brew in the distance](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-47-1024x721.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
watching rain brew in the distance
Last night in Nicaragua
![a nearby hurricane brought lots of rain](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-45-1024x702.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
a nearby hurricane brought lots of rain
Beach day!
![Some in our group managed to reach 75 km/h top speed](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-44-1024x576.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Some in our group managed to reach 75 km/h top speed
Volcano boarding is fun
![The lava gravel & sand is quite fine and soft](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-43-1024x670.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The lava gravel & sand is quite fine and soft
Volcano boarding
![It's just a wooden plank, really](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-42-1024x641.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
It's just a wooden plank, really
Ready for volcano boarding
![A rare selfie](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-40-1024x756.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
A rare selfie
Sunrise at a volcano near Leon
![wide range of accommodation on this trip, from super basic to luxurious.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-37-768x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
wide range of accommodation on this trip, from super basic to luxurious.
Hostel shower, Nicaragua
![the heat and insects were tough on me](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-36-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
the heat and insects were tough on me
Hostel in Managua, Nicaragua
![The colorful trees are an addition from the president's wife](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-35-1024x661.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The colorful trees are an addition from the president's wife
Malecon Managua
![destroyed in a 1972 earthquake and never rebuilt](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-31-1024x762.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
destroyed in a 1972 earthquake and never rebuilt
Old cathedral in Managua
![Viva la revolution](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-30-892x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Viva la revolution
Nicaragua
![it's quite a weird capital](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-29-1024x742.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
it's quite a weird capital
Somwhere in central Managua
![Tricky to get good photos in the dark](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-23-771x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Tricky to get good photos in the dark
Brewing lava at dusk
![I love volcanoes!](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-22-1024x820.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
I love volcanoes!
The active volcan Massaya
![picture-perfect colonial style](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-27-1024x771.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
picture-perfect colonial style
Granada, Nicaragua
![very happy and relaxed](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-26-935x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
very happy and relaxed
Sunset selfie
![photo taken from a church tower](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-28-1024x771.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
photo taken from a church tower
Granada at sunset
![in Granada, Nicaragua](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-18-771x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
in Granada, Nicaragua
Colonial style hotel
![all I need for one year of traveling](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-16-1024x771.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
all I need for one year of traveling
My two backpacks
![The tranqui vibe of this island gets me every time](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-15-1024x620.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The tranqui vibe of this island gets me every time
Sunset over volcan Concepcion
![One of the most peaceful and relaxed places I know](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-13-1024x690.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
One of the most peaceful and relaxed places I know
Ometepe island
![Truly impressive, especially at sunset](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-8-1024x775.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Truly impressive, especially at sunset
Volcan Concepcion
![How to get to Ometepe island](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-3-1024x771.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
How to get to Ometepe island
Ferry Che Guevara
![The island really just consists of those two volcanoes](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-2-1024x533.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The island really just consists of those two volcanoes
Ometepe
![Isla de Ometepe in Nicaragua](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FNicaragua-1-1024x722.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Isla de Ometepe in Nicaragua
2 volcanoes, 1 island
![Volcan Arenal](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FCostaRica-31-1024x671.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Volcan Arenal
Central America in a nutshell
![Volcan Arenal as seen from Fortuna](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FCostaRica-24-1024x588.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Volcan Arenal as seen from Fortuna
Mordor vibes
![Volcan Arenal in La Fortuna](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F10%2FCostaRica-22-1024x651.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Volcan Arenal in La Fortuna
Volcano in the clouds
![rainy season](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FCostaRica-19-1024x738.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
rainy season
San Jose, Costa Rica
![I wish I had any sense of balance](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FCostaRica-17-1024x693.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
I wish I had any sense of balance
Tico surfer
![Yeah, that's not me...](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FCostaRica-18-1024x765.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Yeah, that's not me...
Surfer in Costa Rica
![A young green iguana, same species as my pet Jimmy (RIP)](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FCostaRica-13-1024x723.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
A young green iguana, same species as my pet Jimmy (RIP)
Curious baby iguana
![The fauna in Costa Rica is very pretty](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FCostaRica-8-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The fauna in Costa Rica is very pretty
Butterfly
![They come in different colors](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FCostaRica-9-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
They come in different colors
Another eyelash viper
![Beautiful and rarely deadly](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FCostaRica-6-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Beautiful and rarely deadly
Eyelash viper
![Costa Rica has some of the largest ant species](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FCostaRica-2-982x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Costa Rica has some of the largest ant species
Big ants in Costa Rica
![Humongous ant](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FCostaRica-1-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Humongous ant
![More Caribbean islands in Panama](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-56-1024x741.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
More Caribbean islands in Panama
Bocas del Toro
![At the top of El Pianista](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-55-768x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
At the top of El Pianista
Boquete, Panama
![He was very patient while I fine-tuned my camera settings](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-51-1024x751.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
He was very patient while I fine-tuned my camera settings
Some type of Anolis
![Love the Central-American cloudforests](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-50-1024x813.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Love the Central-American cloudforests
Mountain hike in Boquete
![With an urge to touch all the creatures](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-46-1024x724.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
With an urge to touch all the creatures
I'm still a biologist at heart
![Not to be confused with centipedes](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-49-1024x717.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Not to be confused with centipedes
Millipede
![Near Boquete, Panama](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-36-1024x727.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Near Boquete, Panama
Hanging bridge
![This was excitingly fun!](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-35-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
This was excitingly fun!
Waterfall rappel
![The type of photo they show you in the catalog](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-30-1024x731.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The type of photo they show you in the catalog
Pristine beaches
![Long-exposure photo](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-29-1024x732.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Long-exposure photo
Lightning in the Caribbean
![Long-exposure photo](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-28-1024x762.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Long-exposure photo
Slept on the beach
![San Blas Islands](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-22-1024x717.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
San Blas Islands
Sailing boats
![I swear I had a poster like this in my bedroom when I was 14](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-19-1024x757.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
I swear I had a poster like this in my bedroom when I was 14
Caribbean Sunset
![Sunset in San Blas](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-17-1024x704.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Sunset in San Blas
![Onto the next island](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-13-1024x651.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Onto the next island
![San Blas](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-12-1024x691.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
San Blas
Tiny island
![Can't remember each name](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-11-1024x760.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Can't remember each name
San Blas Island
![The only way of transport here](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-8-1024x680.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The only way of transport here
Canoe
![There's an abundance of seashells](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-6-1024x742.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
There's an abundance of seashells
San Blas
![Most of them are tiny](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-4-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Most of them are tiny
San Blas Island
![There's 365 of them](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FPanama-5-1024x740.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
There's 365 of them
San Blas Islands
![Girl with monkey](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FColombia-39-1024x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Girl with monkey
![Incredibly cute](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FColombia-38-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Incredibly cute
Squirrel monkey
![*my guide](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FColombia-37-992x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
*my guide
Proud at the caiman we* caught
![Sunset on the Amazon](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FColombia-36-1024x731.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Sunset on the Amazon
![They love raw chicken skin](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FColombia-34-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
They love raw chicken skin
Piranha fishing
![Insane biodiversity but the animals hide well](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FColombia-33-768x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Insane biodiversity but the animals hide well
Amazon rainforest
![They come out at night](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FColombia-29-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
They come out at night
Amazon tarantula
![Harvesting coca leaves](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FColombia-26-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Harvesting coca leaves
![Freshly picked](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FColombia-23-1024x781.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Freshly picked
Coca leaf
![Border triangle of Colombia, Brazil and Peru](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F09%2FColombia-22-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Border triangle of Colombia, Brazil and Peru
Amazon rainforest
![Into the Amazon](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2FColombia-20-1024x705.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Into the Amazon
![Medellin at night](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2FColombia-18-1024x664.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Medellin at night
![As seen from Comuna 13](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2FColombia-17-1024x687.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
As seen from Comuna 13
Medellin
![Medellin Hostel](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2FColombia-13-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Medellin Hostel
![Burnt down years ago](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2FColombia-12-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Burnt down years ago
Pablo Escobar's vacation home
![Tatacoa desert, Colombia](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FColombia-11-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Tatacoa desert, Colombia
![Tatacoa desert, Colombia](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FColombia-10-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Tatacoa desert, Colombia
![The name Tatacoa refers to its rattlesnakes](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FColombia-9-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The name Tatacoa refers to its rattlesnakes
Tatacoa desert, Colombia
![A unique landscape formed by eroded clay](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FColombia-8-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
A unique landscape formed by eroded clay
Tatacoa desert, Colombia
![Not actually a desert, just an arid zone](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FColombia-7-1024x699.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Not actually a desert, just an arid zone
Tatacoa desert, Colombia
![A typical Colombian landscape](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FColombia-6-1024x713.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
A typical Colombian landscape
Forest covered mountains
![near San Agustin](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FColombia-5-1024x712.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
near San Agustin
Megalithic sculpture
![There's hundreds of them in Huila](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FColombia-4-1024x731.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
There's hundreds of them in Huila
Megalithic sculpture
![San Agustin at dusk](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FColombia-3-1024x664.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
San Agustin at dusk
![in San Agustin](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FColombia-2-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
in San Agustin
Chill hostel
![Some remote tourist hikes have soldiers stationed for protection.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FColombia-1-1024x864.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Some remote tourist hikes have soldiers stationed for protection.
Soldier in the Amazon
![Love it when they screen a classic action movie during long bus rides.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FEcuador-83-1024x673.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Love it when they screen a classic action movie during long bus rides.
Bus entertainment
![Humboldt climbed up here to 5900m](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FEcuador-79-1024x669.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Humboldt climbed up here to 5900m
Volcan Chimborazo
![Looks like stairway to heaven](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F06%2FEcuador-78-1024x653.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Looks like stairway to heaven
Volcan Chimborazo
![Farewell Galapagos](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-38-1024x788.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Farewell Galapagos
![Gardner Bay, Epanola Island](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-37-1024x715.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Gardner Bay, Epanola Island
Sea lions chilling
![Baby sea lion](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-07-1024x694.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Baby sea lion
![On the right: our OceanSpray](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-31-1024x678.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
On the right: our OceanSpray
Galapagos cruise ships
![Espanola island, Galapagos](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-36-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Espanola island, Galapagos
Rainbow-inducing blowhole
![Galapagos](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-35-1024x775.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Galapagos
Espanola island
![They also dive for over an hour](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-20-1024x644.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
They also dive for over an hour
Marine iguana
![Galapagos land iguana](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-30-1024x689.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Galapagos land iguana
![They love the cactus tree flowers](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-24-1024x738.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
They love the cactus tree flowers
Land iguana
![with sea lion and iguana](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-25-1024x702.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
with sea lion and iguana
Cactus tree
![also known as "Galapago"](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-12-1024x707.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
also known as "Galapago"
Giant tortoise
![Land iguana](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-13-1024x714.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Land iguana
![Abundant in Galapagos](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-18-1024x701.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Abundant in Galapagos
School of golden rays
![Smaller relative of the (black) eagle ray](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-17-1024x671.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Smaller relative of the (black) eagle ray
Golden ray
![A frequent snorkeling companion](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-15-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
A frequent snorkeling companion
Galapagos Green Sea Turtle
![One of countless tiny islands of the archipelago](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-11-1024x619.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
One of countless tiny islands of the archipelago
Galapagos
![The only tropic penguin, living permanently at the equator](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-09-1024x830.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The only tropic penguin, living permanently at the equator
Galapagos Penguin
![on lava field](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-08-1024x713.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
on lava field
Whale skeleton
![I just love iguanas](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-05-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
I just love iguanas
My iguana bros
![They don't fear humans](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-04-1024x795.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
They don't fear humans
Marine iguanas
![Rocky island shaped like a Chinese hat](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FGalapagos-01-1024x723.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Rocky island shaped like a Chinese hat
Galapagos
![is the main tourist hub of Peru](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FPeru-38_1-1024x683.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
is the main tourist hub of Peru
Cusco
![Beautiful architecture at high altitude](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FPeru-36-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Beautiful architecture at high altitude
Cusco
![before sunset when most tourists are gone](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FPeru-33-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
before sunset when most tourists are gone
Machu Picchu
![Machu Picchu](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FPeru-28-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Machu Picchu
![Machu Picchu architecture](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FPeru-25-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Machu Picchu architecture
![visiting Machu Picchu](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FPeru-22-1024x666.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
visiting Machu Picchu
My little friend and I
![Avoided the crowds by going in the late afternoon with a private guide](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FPeru-18_1-1024x733.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Avoided the crowds by going in the late afternoon with a private guide
Machu Picchu with baby llama
![The hike was short but surprisingly hard due to the altitude](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FPeru-6-1024x734.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The hike was short but surprisingly hard due to the altitude
Palccoyo rainbow mountain
![Obligatory tourist llama photo](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FPeru-3-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Obligatory tourist llama photo
![Lovely landscapes at Palccoyo, near Cusco](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F05%2FPeru-2-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Lovely landscapes at Palccoyo, near Cusco
Peru!
![Copacabana is a chill town on the border to Perú](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-95-1024x706.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Copacabana is a chill town on the border to Perú
Lake Titicaca
![At the Titicaca lake](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-92-1024x765.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
At the Titicaca lake
Copacabana, Bolivia
![An interesting city at high altitude](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-86-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
An interesting city at high altitude
La Paz at night
![Reminded me somehow of Medellin](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-78-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Reminded me somehow of Medellin
La Paz, Bolivia
![At the nature reserve near the Chilean border](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-67-1024x667.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
At the nature reserve near the Chilean border
Geyser
![Blubbering geyser mud hole](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-68-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Blubbering geyser mud hole
![The wild ancestor of llamas](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-66-1024x742.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The wild ancestor of llamas
Vicuña at sunset
![This is becoming a recurrent theme](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-69-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
This is becoming a recurrent theme
Flat tire
![The great llama chase](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-65-1024x752.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The great llama chase
![With plenty of wildlife in beautiful scenery](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-72-1024x747.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
With plenty of wildlife in beautiful scenery
Another quiet lagoon
![Ignoring me for the most part](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-74-1024x752.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Ignoring me for the most part
Bunch of llamas
![Apparently flamingos get their pink color from the algae pigments of the lake](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-61-1024x694.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Apparently flamingos get their pink color from the algae pigments of the lake
Red lagoon
![More flamingos chilling here](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-59-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
More flamingos chilling here
Red lagoon
![Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-58-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve
The rock
![They were pretty chill about us taking photos from up close](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-54-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
They were pretty chill about us taking photos from up close
Flamingo
![The Andean Fauna National Reserve](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-57-1024x677.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The Andean Fauna National Reserve
Lagoon
![Hard to photograph them when they keep burying their heads](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-55-1024x784.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Hard to photograph them when they keep burying their heads
Bunch of Flamingos
![Some of these places were unreal](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-53-1024x744.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Some of these places were unreal
Flamingo lagoon
![A fox has sighted it before me](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-49-1024x695.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
A fox has sighted it before me
My first sight of a wild flamingo
![In the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-52-1024x569.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
In the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve
Remote lagoon
![Andean Fauna National Reserve](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-48-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Andean Fauna National Reserve
![Cargo trains transport mined minerals from Bolivia to Chile](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-44-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Cargo trains transport mined minerals from Bolivia to Chile
Train tracks in the middle of nowhere
![Sunset at the salt lake](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-41-1024x692.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Sunset at the salt lake
![I did lick them, just to make sure it's actually salt](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-35-1024x693.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
I did lick them, just to make sure it's actually salt
Salt crystals
![Salt-covered stones at the lake shore](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-28-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Salt-covered stones at the lake shore
Salty close-up
![Marina and I taking silly photos](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-23-1024x750.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Marina and I taking silly photos
Salar de Uyuni
![Need to teach him some manners](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-16-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Need to teach him some manners
Bad T-rex
![The salt lake makes for a great photo backdrop](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-19-1024x783.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The salt lake makes for a great photo backdrop
Salt flat selfie
![The world’s largest salt flat, 3600m above sea level.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-25-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The world’s largest salt flat, 3600m above sea level.
Salar de Uyuni
![On the outskirts of the desert town of Uyuni, high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-9-1024x716.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
On the outskirts of the desert town of Uyuni, high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.
Train cemetary
![Colonial style architecture in the heart of Bolivia](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-5_1-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Colonial style architecture in the heart of Bolivia
Sucre
![Obviously I had to stay here. Klaus, the owener, is from Karlsruhe, ha.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-4_1-768x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Obviously I had to stay here. Klaus, the owener, is from Karlsruhe, ha.
Kultur Berlin Hostel
![Sucre Police headquater](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-3-707x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Sucre Police headquater
![Buses are cheap but somewhat chaotic](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBolivia-1-1024x885.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Buses are cheap but somewhat chaotic
Bolivia bus station
![Crossed by foot over the long "Friendship Bridge"](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-47-1024x807.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Crossed by foot over the long "Friendship Bridge"
Brazil-Paraguay border
![Worth visiting from both, the Brazilian and Argentinian side](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-44-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Worth visiting from both, the Brazilian and Argentinian side
Foz do Iguaçu
!["Mouth of the Devil's throat" Who comes up with these names?](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-41-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
"Mouth of the Devil's throat" Who comes up with these names?
Foz do Iguaçu
![Covers a large area with many smaller spread out waterfalls](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-38-1024x720.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Covers a large area with many smaller spread out waterfalls
Foz do Iguaçu
![The largest (not highest) waterfall in South America](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-37_1-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The largest (not highest) waterfall in South America
Foz do Iguaçu
![What an impressive sight](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-36_1-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
What an impressive sight
Foz do Iguaçu
![Waterfall in the distance](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-35-1024x685.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Waterfall in the distance
Foz do Iguaçu
![Just kidding, it's broccoli](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-34_1-1024x753.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Just kidding, it's broccoli
Above the rainforest
![Excited like a little boy](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-33-1024x646.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Excited like a little boy
My first helicopter ride
![I told myself](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-32-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
I told myself
Best pilot in the world
![Near Foz do Iguaçu waterfall](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-29_1-1024x749.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Near Foz do Iguaçu waterfall
Ready for takeoff
![Toco Toucan is the largest of its family](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-28-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Toco Toucan is the largest of its family
Toucan
![Ipanema beach](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-26-1024x663.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Ipanema beach
![This man knows how to enjoy life](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-24-1024x681.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
This man knows how to enjoy life
Ipanema beach
![At sunset is the best](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-22-1024x717.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
At sunset is the best
Ipanema beach
![Chilling in Ipanema](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-20-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Chilling in Ipanema
![My favorite in Rio](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-19-1024x743.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
My favorite in Rio
Ipanema beach
![Near the lower entrance](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-16-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Near the lower entrance
Rocinha favela
![Bought some drinks here, they were super friendly](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-15-1024x723.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Bought some drinks here, they were super friendly
Favela guys
![In some streets where armed dealers sold drugs I could not take photos](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-14-1024x740.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
In some streets where armed dealers sold drugs I could not take photos
Rocinha favela
![Lots of narrow streets](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-13-1024x757.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Lots of narrow streets
Rocinha favela
![Interesting architecture all around](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-10-1024x732.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Interesting architecture all around
Rocinha favela
![Note the blue water tanks on every roof](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-7-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Note the blue water tanks on every roof
Rocinha favela
![A typical street. Garbage is a general problem](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-6-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
A typical street. Garbage is a general problem
Rocinha favela
![With Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue in the distance](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-5-1024x782.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
With Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue in the distance
Rocinha favela
![Every electrician's dream](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-4-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Every electrician's dream
Power lines in the favela
![Rocinha is the biggest favela in South America](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-2-1024x693.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Rocinha is the biggest favela in South America
Rio de Janeiro favela
![Booked 3 days in Ipanema beach and got 3 days of thunderstorm](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrazil-0-1024x691.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Booked 3 days in Ipanema beach and got 3 days of thunderstorm
Rainy Ipanema
![One of endless bus terminals during my trip. Brazil is next.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FUruguay-14-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
One of endless bus terminals during my trip. Brazil is next.
Montevideo bus terminal
![Many such old buildings in Montevideo](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FUruguay-13-1024x853.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Many such old buildings in Montevideo
Dog on a roof
![Montevideo's main square](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FUruguay-11-1024x726.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Montevideo's main square
![Not really representative for Montevideo, Uruguay](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FUruguay-10-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Not really representative for Montevideo, Uruguay
Nice apartments...
![La tierra es tuya - The world is yours](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FUruguay-8-1024x742.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
La tierra es tuya - The world is yours
Montevideo grafitti
![Uruguay's capital is laid back and very green](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FUruguay-6-1024x687.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Uruguay's capital is laid back and very green
Montevideo
![has a few picture perfect streets](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FUruguay-5-1024x764.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
has a few picture perfect streets
Colonia del Sacramento
![Small coast town with cute old architecture](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FUruguay-4-1024x723.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Small coast town with cute old architecture
Colonia del Sacramento
![in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FUruguay-3-1024x815.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Lighthouse
![Colonia del Sacramento](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FUruguay-2-768x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Colonia del Sacramento
Uruguay
![Took the ferry from Buenos Aires](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FUruguay-1-1024x680.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Took the ferry from Buenos Aires
Uruguay
![One of the few sunny days](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-88-1024x654.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
One of the few sunny days
Ushuaia
![with a dry suit in a kelp forest](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-89_1-1024x815.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
with a dry suit in a kelp forest
Scuba diving
![One of the weirdest cities I've seen](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-87-1024x682.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
One of the weirdest cities I've seen
Ushuaia
![The low sunlight gives the city a unique look](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-86-1024x654.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The low sunlight gives the city a unique look
Ushuaia
![They picked a gorgeous island to settle down](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-85-1024x681.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
They picked a gorgeous island to settle down
Isla Martillo
![They make the weirdest donkey noises](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-84-1024x744.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
They make the weirdest donkey noises
Two Magellanics
![Small and slightly ugly](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-83-1024x778.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Small and slightly ugly
Magellanic penguin
![Penguins everywhere](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-82-1024x760.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Penguins everywhere
![They mastered the Naruto Run](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-81-1024x747.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
They mastered the Naruto Run
Gentoo penguins
![They just ignored me.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-80-1024x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
They just ignored me.
Wanted to be accepted.
![This tiny island has colonies of 3 penguin species](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-78-1024x668.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
This tiny island has colonies of 3 penguin species
Isla Martillo
![Tierra del Fuego, Argentina](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-76_1-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Whale skeletons
![Unique landscapes all around](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-75_1-1024x653.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Unique landscapes all around
Tierra del Fuego trees
![Day hike near Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-72_1-1024x767.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Day hike near Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego
Small glacier lake
![Felt like an enchanted forest](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-73_1-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Felt like an enchanted forest
Mystic valley
![The untouched forests look unreal](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-74_3-1024x729.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The untouched forests look unreal
Tierra del Fuego valley
![More Lord of the Rings vibes](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-71_1-1024x682.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
More Lord of the Rings vibes
Tierra del Fuego
![Endless hiking possibilities around Ushuaia](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-70_1-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Endless hiking possibilities around Ushuaia
Hiking in Tierra del Fuego
![The most Southern city in the world, surrounded my mountains of Tierra del Fuego](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-90_1-1024x740.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The most Southern city in the world, surrounded my mountains of Tierra del Fuego
Ushuaia
![Night](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-69-1024x581.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Night
Patagonia
![Impressive from any angle](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-68-1024x633.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Impressive from any angle
Fitz Roy mountain range
![Not only the landscape is impressive here](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-67_1-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Not only the landscape is impressive here
El Chaltén
![What a peaceful place it was](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-66_1-1024x727.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
What a peaceful place it was
El Chaltén valley
![Enjoying the view](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-65_1-1024x675.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Enjoying the view
El Chaltén
![Formed by water from the glaciers](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-64_1-1024x762.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Formed by water from the glaciers
El Chaltén valley
![A glacier in Chalten](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-63_1-1024x748.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
A glacier in Chalten
Glacier
![Perhaps my all-time favorite hike](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-62_1-1024x679.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Perhaps my all-time favorite hike
Fitz Roy mountain range
![The landscape around El Chalten is out of this word](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-60-1024x655.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The landscape around El Chalten is out of this word
More trees
![Many trees are formed by the wind. This one looks like a Bonsai](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-59-1024x781.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Many trees are formed by the wind. This one looks like a Bonsai
A tree
![Makes you feel like a Hobbit on an adventure](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-58-1024x683.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Makes you feel like a Hobbit on an adventure
Lord of the Rings vibes
![Hiked up there in the dark, going down was way easier.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-57_1-1024x723.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Hiked up there in the dark, going down was way easier.
The long way down
![One of the most beautiful rock formations in Patagonia](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-55-1024x677.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
One of the most beautiful rock formations in Patagonia
Fitz Roy mountains
![Finally managed to get a decent selfie](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-54-1024x690.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Finally managed to get a decent selfie
Happy me
![Pure magic](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-53-1024x675.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Pure magic
First sunrays at Fitz Roy
![Amazing moment to experience the sunrise early morning after hiking up there for hours in the dark.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-52-1024x730.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Amazing moment to experience the sunrise early morning after hiking up there for hours in the dark.
First sunrays at Fitz Roy
![Long exposure shot before sunrise](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-50-1024x661.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Long exposure shot before sunrise
Cerro Chaltén aka Fitz Roy
![Got up at 3am to hike up the mountain for hours the see the sunrise.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-51-1024x701.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Got up at 3am to hike up the mountain for hours the see the sunrise.
Sunrise at Fitz Roy
![in El Calafate, Patagonia](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-49-1024x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
in El Calafate, Patagonia
Hostel dorm
![Perito Moreno glacier](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-48-1024x621.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Perito Moreno glacier
![With a bit of luck you can witness pieces of ice breaking off](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-47-1024x647.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
With a bit of luck you can witness pieces of ice breaking off
Perito Moreno glacier
![One can get very close to the glacier](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-44-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
One can get very close to the glacier
Glacial blue
![One of the few glaciers that hasn't retracted due to climate change](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-46-1024x723.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
One of the few glaciers that hasn't retracted due to climate change
Endless ice
![Truly impressive sight](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-41-1024x671.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Truly impressive sight
Perito Moreno glacier
![near El Calafate](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-39-1024x712.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
near El Calafate
Lago Argentino
![Patagonia](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-37-1024x655.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Patagonia
Lago Argentino
![Another glacial lake](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-36-1024x623.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Another glacial lake
Lago Argentino
![Trying this selfie thing again...](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-32-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Trying this selfie thing again...
Lago Puelo
![Some lakes in Patagonia have unique colors](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-33-1024x782.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Some lakes in Patagonia have unique colors
Lago Puelo
![Surrounded by mountains & forests at the border to Chile](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-30-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Surrounded by mountains & forests at the border to Chile
Lago Puelo
![A large, deep glacial lake at Bariloche](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-29-1024x633.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
A large, deep glacial lake at Bariloche
Nahuel Huapi Lake
![I hate taking selfies](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-28-1024x617.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
I hate taking selfies
Bariloche
![On my way to Bariloche](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-24-1024x665.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
On my way to Bariloche
The Andes
![During a long bus ride in North Patagonia](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-22-1024x678.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
During a long bus ride in North Patagonia
Sunrise
![They completely ignore humans, one can get very close](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-20-1024x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
They completely ignore humans, one can get very close
Magellan penguin
![They just mind their own business](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-19-1024x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
They just mind their own business
Magellan penguin
![What a funny and curious animal, wasn't scared at all](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-18-1024x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
What a funny and curious animal, wasn't scared at all
Armadillo
![They just chill the whole day](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-16-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
They just chill the whole day
Sea lions
![On peninsula Valdez](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-15-1024x681.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
On peninsula Valdez
Sea lions
![The wild ancestors of llamas and alpacas. Super cute.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-13-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The wild ancestors of llamas and alpacas. Super cute.
Guanacas
![Got a sunburn on the first day. Of course...](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-12-1024x661.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Got a sunburn on the first day. Of course...
Puerto Madryn
![Small beach town](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-11-1024x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Small beach town
Puerto Madryn
![In the middle of nowhere](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-6-1024x683.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
In the middle of nowhere
Argentina
![Some landscapes remind me of my home in Germany](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-7-1024x719.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Some landscapes remind me of my home in Germany
Argentina
![Bus broke down during a 20 hour journey.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-8-1024x619.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Bus broke down during a 20 hour journey.
Argentina
![It's an amazing city. I want to live here for a while.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-1-1024x757.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
It's an amazing city. I want to live here for a while.
Buenos Aires
![First sight of Buenos Aires when you arrive by bus](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FArgentina-5-1024x526.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
First sight of Buenos Aires when you arrive by bus
Argentina
![Narrow allay](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FLisbon-10-641x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Narrow allay
Lisbon
![Got lucky with the weather](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FLisbon-9-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Got lucky with the weather
Lisbon
![So much beautiful architecture](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FLisbon-5-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
So much beautiful architecture
Lisbon
![Inside the National Pantheon](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FLisbon-8-768x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Inside the National Pantheon
Lisbon
![National Pantheon](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FLisbon-4-1024x864.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
National Pantheon
![Love the vibrant colors of the city](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FLisbon-7-1024x735.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Love the vibrant colors of the city
Lisbon
![Antique shop window](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FLisbon-2-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Antique shop window
Lisbon
![Garlic octopus. Tastes amazing.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FLisbon-1-1024x784.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Garlic octopus. Tastes amazing.
Lisbon
![Commerce Square in the afternoon sun](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FLisbon-12-1024x653.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Commerce Square in the afternoon sun
Lisbon
![The pandemic isn't over yet](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FSpain-3-1024x749.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The pandemic isn't over yet
Madrid
![For my quarantine at a hotel in Barcelona](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FSpain-2-1024x576.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
For my quarantine at a hotel in Barcelona
Provisions
![Tested positive for Corona on my birthday](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FSpain-1-510x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Tested positive for Corona on my birthday
Oh no!
![The last sun rays](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrest-18-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The last sun rays
Brest
![Brest harbour](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrest-11-1024x659.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Brest harbour
![Rugged coastline](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrest-10-768x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Rugged coastline
Brest
![Surfing in the cold Atlantic](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrest-2-1024x957.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Surfing in the cold Atlantic
Brest
![still under construction](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FParis-12-1024x788.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
still under construction
Notre-Dame
![Eiffel Tower](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FParis-10-663x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Eiffel Tower
![at night](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FParis-9-1024x729.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
at night
Rainbow
![Somehow everything is beautiful in Paris](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FParis-8-1024x633.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Somehow everything is beautiful in Paris
Shop window
![well-lit...](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FParis-7-1024x651.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
well-lit...
Pompidou
![Architecturally avant-garde](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FParis-6-1024x576.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Architecturally avant-garde
The Centre Pompidou
![Gothic church architecture rocks!](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FParis-5-1024x640.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Gothic church architecture rocks!
Saint-Eustache, Paris
![Small alley at night](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FParis-4-576x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Small alley at night
Paris
![The architecture if just beautiful everywhere](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FParis-3-1024x722.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The architecture if just beautiful everywhere
Paris
![Louvre Pyramid](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FParis-2-1024x543.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Louvre Pyramid
![Louvre at night](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FParis-1-1024x523.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Louvre at night
Paris
![Trains are very convenient in France](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FParis-11-1024x588.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Trains are very convenient in France
Paris
!["Why not put a gold statue on the house?"](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrussels-12-1024x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
"Why not put a gold statue on the house?"
Brussels
![Nicely decorative guild houses](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrussels-13-1024x776.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Nicely decorative guild houses
Brussels
![They call it Grand Place](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrussels-10-768x1024.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
They call it Grand Place
Brussels
![Brussels](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrussels-7-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Brussels
![Brussels](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrussels-6-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
Brussels
![A never ending construction site](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrussels-3-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
A never ending construction site
Europe
![The heart of EU politics.](https://www.backpacking.earth/wp-content/plugins/justified-image-grid/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.backpacking.earth%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2FBrussels-2-1024x768.jpg&h=280&q=90&f=.jpg)
The heart of EU politics.
Brussels