Saturday 21 February 2009

La Rioja


Parque Nacional Talampaya - espectacular, magnifico, sin palabras.
Nosotros montamos unos bicicletas y entramos en este cañon hermoso. La temperatura estaba probablamente cerca a 40 grados o mas tal vez....pero esto valió la pena cada gota de transpiracion.
El guia encontró una pluma de el condor y nos lo dio....la pluma fue muy grande. Just as quickly and easily as we got it, NZ Customs took it off us and destroyed it, because they are trying to discourage trade in endangered species, of which the Andean Condor is listed. I think that is terrible.....not only did we not buy it (it was found in the wild), they then destroy it, instead of putting it somewhere where other people can see it, like in a bird museum or something.....I wouldn´t have minded so much if that was what they did, but to destroy it is a crime. So the photo is a very unglamorous me after a 14 hour flight standing at NZ Customs before handing it over.

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