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location closer view</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide37.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide37</image:title><image:caption>Abra Pampa "Flamingo marsh" next to the dirt road.  We spent just over an hour there.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide36.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide36</image:title><image:caption>Wetlands on the outskirts of the town of Abra Pampa - at about 12,000 ft elevation.  Both dark areas are wetlands - only we couldn't get close to the one I didn't circle here.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide34.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide34</image:title><image:caption>Tilcara apartment location.  Had good kitchen.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0021.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0021</image:title><image:caption>Walking on very old road towards the Orocereus hillside.  I saw this road on Google Street view imagery.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0038.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0038</image:title><image:caption>Orocereus celcianus, a few miles from Bolivia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0047.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0047</image:title><image:caption>Our "garden" at Tilcara.  I photographed insects with the cage on the grass here at night.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0091.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0091</image:title><image:caption>Vendors selling pottery at the Tropic of Capricorn, north of Tilcara.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0089.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0089</image:title><image:caption>Tropic of Capricorn monument north of Tilcara.  Only a small part of Argentina is in the tropics.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0014.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0014</image:title><image:caption>Heading east from La Quiaca towards the location for the Orocereus - way beyond these hills.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-04-06T16:27:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/across-the-chaco/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide30.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide30</image:title><image:caption>Hotel location in Quebrachal.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide31.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide31</image:title><image:caption>Our hotel in El Quebrachal. just north of the small town.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide27.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide27</image:title><image:caption>Our Hotel in the Chaco - about 5 km off the main highway.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide29.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide29</image:title><image:caption>yet closer view  - we walked in the morning to the east and into the trails through the chaco short forest (trees to perhaps 30 ft height).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide28.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide28</image:title><image:caption>closer view of hotel location, showing nearby large Chaco vegetation patches.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide5.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide5</image:title><image:caption>Number 6 is the location of the Ibara Birding Lodge.  Note the graphic scale - the large Ibara Wetlands, mostly protected, is over 100 miles long and 40 miles wide in places.  Much like the Everglades.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide9.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide9</image:title><image:caption>My guess of the actual property of the Ibara Birding Lodge.  Where we stayed is circled.  This didn't exist 5 years earlier.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p1312881-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1312881</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p1312937-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1312937</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p1313040.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P1313040</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-04-06T16:25:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/this-page-isnt-routinely-added-to/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T16:24:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/2026/04/06/new-page-on-argentina-travel-in-jan-feb-2026/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T15:50:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/argentina-2026/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2041378mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2041378mod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2041509mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2041509mod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2041484mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2041484mod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2041372mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2041372mod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2041407mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2041407mod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2041433mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2041433mod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2041405mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2041405mod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2041401mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2041401mod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2041357mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2041357mod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2041448mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2041448mod</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-04-06T14:18:21+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/quick-summary-of-trip/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-06T14:12:49+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/biodiversity-notes/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/inat-filters-argentina.png</image:loc><image:title>iNat filters Argentina</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-04-06T14:09:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/cafayate-and-vicinity/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide42.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide42</image:title><image:caption>Our apartment in Cafayate, close to a natural hillside.  This was a gated community, though people were partying in a nearby house until very late (Saturday night).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide41.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide41</image:title><image:caption>Location of our place in Cafayate.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0184.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0184</image:title><image:caption>Our place in Cafayate.  Actually only the upper floor was ours.  The owner lived downstairs.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0144.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0144</image:title><image:caption>The river running through the canyon towards Cafayate.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0202.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0202</image:title><image:caption>A place advertising astronomical observations and accommodations.  I'm not so sure about the telescopes they use...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0154.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0154</image:title><image:caption>"Passed out" on the way.  Occasional driving "breaks" were essential...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0199.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0199</image:title><image:caption>A shop where Rosario bought some food items.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0267.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0267</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0262.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0262</image:title><image:caption>Descending from Tafi del Valle towards the lowlands you pass through Yungas forests that are very moist.  But there are very few places to stop - and there was much traffic.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0210.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0210</image:title><image:caption>Large Trichocereus tersheckii.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-04-05T01:59:59+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/ecoportal-de-piedra/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2020259mod2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2020259mod2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2031203.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2031203</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2020459.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2020459</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2010699mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2010699mod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide32.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide32</image:title><image:caption>Most of this region is natural.  The road runs between two mountain ranges (the west one is higher and goes up to 8000 ft) our place was near 3000 ft.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide33.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide33</image:title><image:caption>Our house, part of the Ecoportal de Piedra.  They have three places, besides where they live, strung out along the road.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2030706mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2030706mod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2030706.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2030706</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2041116.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2041116</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2041320.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2041320</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-30T19:31:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/ibs/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-29T02:10:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/buenos-aires-2026/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2180598mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2180598mod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2181493mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2181493mod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2180617.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2180617</image:title><image:caption>Castor Bean fruits.  These were very common in the Costanera Reserve.  They are native to South America.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2181577.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2181577</image:title><image:caption>Argentine Tegu (lizard).  These can become 3-4 ft long.  Fairly common in many places in Argentina and elsewhere in South America.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2181606.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2181606</image:title><image:caption>Closer view of head of Argentine Tegu.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2181481mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2181481mod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2181675.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2181675</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2180604mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2180604mod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2180645mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2180645mod</image:title><image:caption>Very small Plant Hopper species...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2181629.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2181629</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-28T14:02:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/driving-in-argentina/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_4011.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4011</image:title><image:caption>all food packages in Argentina have labels specifying whether there is too much of various quantities.  Here these cookies have excess of sugar, total fats, saturated fats, and calories...  They didn't taste very good...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0639-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0639</image:title><image:caption>Signs along highway in Argentina</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0820-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0820</image:title><image:caption>YPF is perhaps the main gas station/company in Argentina.  Modern stations.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-28T13:46:47+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/brazil-2026/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-16-at-8.08.09-am.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2026-03-16 at 8.08.09 AM</image:title><image:caption>Closer view of the main attractions near downtown Rio.  The ship's dock is at the top, the main attractions are indicated by the yellow pins.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-16-at-8.00.45-am.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2026-03-16 at 8.00.45 AM</image:title><image:caption>Google Earth view of the Rio de Janeiro area.  The bay is quite large.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-16-at-7.44.15-am.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2026-03-16 at 7.44.15 AM</image:title><image:caption>Recife area with Port and Botanic Garden locations shown by yellow pins.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-16-at-7.45.49-am.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2026-03-16 at 7.45.49 AM</image:title><image:caption>Closer view of the Recife Botanic Garden with the entrance shown by yellow pin.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-15-at-10.24.10-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2026-03-15 at 10.24.10 PM</image:title><image:caption>Closer view of the downtown of Belem and the State park we visited (to right of downtown).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-15-at-10.24.34-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2026-03-15 at 10.24.34 PM</image:title><image:caption>Yet closer view of the park.  We walked to just beyond the marsh (light green) area.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-15-at-10.10.32-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2026-03-15 at 10.10.32 PM</image:title><image:caption>Belem area with tender dock shown with yellow pin.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-16-at-11.20.13-am-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2026-03-16 at 11.20.13 AM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/screenshot-2026-03-16-at-11.20.22-am.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2026-03-16 at 11.20.22 AM</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_9238mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9238mod</image:title><image:caption>Three types of marine algae I collected on the shore at Punta del Este.  The one on the left is a brown algae (Phaeophyta), the middle is a red algae (Rhodophyta) and the one of the right is a green algae (Chlorophyta).</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-26T05:22:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/nature-conservation-aspects-in-argentina/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide19-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide19</image:title><image:caption>Uruguay agroforestry 2020</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide18-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide18</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide13-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide13</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide12-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide12</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide8-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide8</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide7-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide7</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide4-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide4</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide3-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide3</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide18.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide18</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide19.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide19</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-25T19:37:11+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/rationale-for-our-trip/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/argentina-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Argentina 1</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/argentina-2-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Argentina 2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-25T18:08:30+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/san-marcos-area/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide48.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide48</image:title><image:caption>Closer view - most of the region had natural short forest vegetation.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide50.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide50</image:title><image:caption>close view - we had two cabins at the front of the complex.  Road noise was substantial until fairly late - motorcycles especially.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide49.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide49</image:title><image:caption>Location of our cabins just outside of San Marcos Sierra</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2123551.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2123551</image:title><image:caption>A greenish moth</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2123589mod-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2123589mod</image:title><image:caption>a grayish moth...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2140485.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2140485</image:title><image:caption>A small Tillandsia (bromeliad epiphyte) on tree stem.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2140487.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2140487</image:title><image:caption>Tillandsia species</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2140488.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2140488</image:title><image:caption>another Tillandsia species.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2140810.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2140810</image:title><image:caption>A Walking Stick came to the lights in San Marcos.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/p2140479-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2140479</image:title><image:caption>Another Tillandsia species.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-12T14:12:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/south-america/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-12T05:51:46+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/misiones/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide24.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide24</image:title><image:caption>Our Misiones forest location beyond the town of Soberbio.  Our geodesic dome accommodation is circled.  We parked close to where the car is (below the dome in this image).  The river is the Uruguay River, and Brazil is on the opposite bank.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide23.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide23</image:title><image:caption>where we stayed at the edge of the Mata Alantica forest.  This image shows an area about 25 miles across.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_9560.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9560</image:title><image:caption>relaxing on the chairs at the dome.  Not many mosquitos here.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_9492.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9492</image:title><image:caption>Our dome - where we spent 2 nights.  The door wouldn't work one day and they had to come and replace the batteries.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_9499.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9499</image:title><image:caption>pathway from car park to the dome went through semi-natural forest.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_9519.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9519</image:title><image:caption>dome in daytime</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_9574.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9574</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_9520.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9520</image:title><image:caption>dome</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_9507.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9507</image:title><image:caption>breakfast was in main lodge area.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_9570.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9570</image:title><image:caption>hanging chair inside dometrail at dome.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-12T02:54:07+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/cruise-ship-ports/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/slide8.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Slide8</image:title><image:caption>closer view of the map</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/slide3.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Slide3</image:title><image:caption>From the ship (telephoto) of the best-known hotel landmark in Singapore.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/slide1.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Slide1</image:title><image:caption>Relief of Singapore and key "nature" areas.  There are others.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/slide17.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Slide17</image:title><image:caption>there were some seriously large ants in the reserve - solitary ones.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/slide20.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Slide20</image:title><image:caption>lots of white birds - but shown here are three different species.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/slide16.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Slide16</image:title><image:caption>basics of birding...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/slide10.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Slide10</image:title><image:caption>Visitor's center didn't have anyone present but the plaques were excellent.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/slide15.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Slide15</image:title><image:caption>self-explanatory - birding from the restroom - surrounded by "nature"</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/slide2.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Slide2</image:title><image:caption>An Asian Water Monitor greeted visitors near the entrance.  These are wild - you don't want to approach too closely.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/slide13.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Slide13</image:title><image:caption>mangrove-related plaque</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-10T19:49:38+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/usa-nature-for-foreign-visitors/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-05T15:39:41+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/about-this-site-revised/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-05T15:12:26+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/las-palmas/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide20-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide20</image:title><image:caption>Area surrounding The El Palmar National Park in 1986</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide21-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide21</image:title><image:caption>Area surrounding The El Palmar National Park in 12020.  Note the large increase in agroforestry - mostly pine and Eucalyptus.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide15.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide15</image:title><image:caption>Natural Palm savanna in the National Park.  I say natural, but there are controlled burns every year or two to maintain the savanna.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide14.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide14</image:title><image:caption>Image of the Parque Nacional El Palmar, fringed by tree plantations (dark areas).  White rectangle is the area shown in next image.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/plantation-near-palmar.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Plantation near Palmar</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/palmas-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Palmas 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_9313-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9313</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_9305-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9305</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_9306-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9306</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_9290.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_9290</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-05T13:52:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/chilicito/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide46.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide46</image:title><image:caption>Our location relative to the town of Chilicito.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide47.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide47</image:title><image:caption>Our place in Chilecito - though it was mostly grass and manicured there were lare natural areas just outside and apparently the insects from those areas saw our lights.  (Note:  Chilecito spelled wrong in image)</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_4011.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_4011</image:title><image:caption>Excess in everything (except flavor - we didn't really like them).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0592.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0592</image:title><image:caption>Bromeliad mound - these were common on slopes in various dry locations in NW Argentina.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0639.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0639</image:title><image:caption>The Falklands are Argentinean...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0638.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0638</image:title><image:caption>The new weather radar in Patquia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0552.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0552</image:title><image:caption>Road up the Cuesta de Miranda</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0636.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0636</image:title><image:caption>A new weather radar had been installed recently along our route in Patquia.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0546.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0546</image:title><image:caption>Our apartment in Chilecito</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0625.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0625</image:title><image:caption>Cuesta de Miranda, south of Chilicito, had the Tricocereus that were flowering.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-05T04:16:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/catamarca-and-monte-zion/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide44.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide44</image:title><image:caption>View of Mt Zion area.  the string of chapels to the upper right was part of an Indian (from India) community complex (don't pretend to understand the religious aspects of it).  We never went up the canyon.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide43.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide43</image:title><image:caption>Our Mt Zion location about 10 miles southwest of the Catamarca downtown area.  We were in the "countryside".</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide45.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide45</image:title><image:caption>closer view of our accommodation at Mt Zion with a small canyon with natural vegetation in the back.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0433.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0433</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0475.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0475</image:title><image:caption>View from the road up to the Portazuelo, near Catamarca.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0461.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0461</image:title><image:caption>High grasslands at about 6000 ft elevation near Catamarca.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0267-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0267</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0262-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0262</image:title><image:caption>Whene to stop?  Or even walk?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0258-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0258</image:title><image:caption>Road from Tafi de Valle to the lowlands - few places to stop.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0246-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0246</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-05T04:02:36+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/cordoba-area/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide53.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide53</image:title><image:caption>Our location in Ramallo, on the Parana River.  We had interesting insects because we selected a location on the fringe of the town.  Most tourists head to near the river - there were many people camping along the river.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide54.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide54</image:title><image:caption>Our location in Ramallo - this Google 2023 image doesn't show the cabin, so it is quite new.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide51.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide51</image:title><image:caption>Our place in Oncativo, a farming town about 2 miles off the main new highway (but along the old main highway.  Mostly agricultural fields so we didn't expect much...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/slide52.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide52</image:title><image:caption>Location of our place in Oncativo - a gated newish neighborhood community without a gate...  The large park behind the place was great for watching birds in the late afternoon - Burrowing Owls, Fork-tailed Flycatchers etc.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0887.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0887</image:title><image:caption>Our Ramallo cabin.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0886.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0886</image:title><image:caption>Ramallo cabin living room - where we repacked our bags.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0882.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0882</image:title><image:caption>view of the Parana River along the Ramallo waterfront - with a freighter going by.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0892.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0892</image:title><image:caption>insect photography outside our Ramallo cabin.  I was using battery powered UV lights here.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0925.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0925</image:title><image:caption>End of the trip at the downtown Hertz office.  Their parking lot was under a large city park across the street.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/img_0919.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0919</image:title><image:caption>downtown Buenos Aires during our return to the Hertz office.  Fortunately we had Google Maps.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2026-03-04T06:24:24+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/salta-area/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_0098.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0098</image:title><image:caption>Open range needs to be taken seriously in Argentina.  Fortunately, traffic was light and road was slow-going.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_0133.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0133</image:title><image:caption>The resident cat that visited our insect lights and chased insects on our balcony at night.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_0104.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0104</image:title><image:caption>looking for plants and insects on the plants.  Note lack of road shoulders.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/img_0112.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_0112</image:title><image:caption>Road between Jujuy and Salta was scenic, but too few places to pull-off and a few too many vehicles wanting to go faster than us.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2061353.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2061353</image:title><image:caption>Beetle...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2060318.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2060318</image:title><image:caption>side of road...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2060301.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2060301</image:title><image:caption>Epiphytic bromeliads  and ferns on road north of Salta.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2060296.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2060296</image:title><image:caption>a small pullout on road between Salta and Jujuy.  Good for epiphytes.  Not good for traffic on weekends, summer vacation etc.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2060306.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2060306</image:title><image:caption>A Begonia species...</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/p2061871.jpg</image:loc><image:title>P2061871</image:title><image:caption>Epiphytic tillandsias on power 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DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title><image:caption>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4222092-version-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title><image:caption>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4222341.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title><image:caption>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4231921-version-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Hillside near Cataviña showing granite boulders on bottom and more recent volcanic rock above.  The erosion of the two rock types is dramatically different, and the resulting vegetation is likewise somewhat different.</image:title><image:caption>Hillside near Cataviña showing granite boulders on bottom and more recent volcanic rock above.  The erosion of the two rock types is dramatically different, and the resulting vegetation is likewise somewhat different.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4232842-version-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title><image:caption>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4253845-version-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-09T11:16:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/the-coastal-to-desert-transition/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-09T11:13:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/gulf-coast-desert/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-09T11:02:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/vizcaino-plain/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4201608mod-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title><image:caption>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4201660mod2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Osprey on nest at entrance to road to salt marshes.  Osprey are common in the Guerrero Negro area.</image:title><image:caption>Osprey on nest at entrance to road to salt marshes.  Osprey are common in the Guerrero Negro area.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4201572mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Extensive coastal dunes are along the coastline around Guerrero Negro.  These are inaccessible without a boat.</image:title><image:caption>Extensive coastal dunes are along the coastline around Guerrero Negro.  These are inaccessible without a boat.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4201577mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Organized, but still artesanal shellfish collection occurs on the mudflats.</image:title><image:caption>Organized, but still artesanal shellfish collection occurs on the mudflats.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4201565mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>At the end of the road through the tidal marshes there is an area where locals can collect clams from the mud.  Many people were doing this, some more organized than others.</image:title><image:caption>At the end of the road through the tidal marshes there is an area where locals can collect clams from the mud.  Many people were doing this, some more organized than others.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_7091.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Oops!  Got you!  The pants are thin and the spines went through.</image:title><image:caption>Oops!  Got you!  The pants are thin and the spines went through.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_6297.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6297</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_6298-version-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6298 - Version 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_6397-version-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6397 - Version 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_6448.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_6448</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-09T11:01:43+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/introduction-to-baja/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-09T10:55:27+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/sierra-giganta/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-09T10:52:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/cape-region/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-09T10:51:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/background-and-interests/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-07T22:19:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/about-me/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-07T22:16:09+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/cruise-ships-for-naturalists/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-07T21:24:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/alaska/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dsc_5785-version-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_5785 - Version 2</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/dsc_6801-version-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_6801 - Version 2</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-05T06:12:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/rio-chillon-above-lima-2024/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/screenshot-2025-07-16-at-2.08.49-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2025-07-16 at 2.08.49 PM</image:title><image:caption>Broader view of our route showing that we didn't go very far into the Andes.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/screenshot-2025-07-16-at-2.08.57-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2025-07-16 at 2.08.57 PM</image:title><image:caption>Same as previous slide except showing shaded relief and elevation is indicated by the colors - High elevations (above 10,000 ft or so) are silvery.  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/screenshot-2025-07-16-at-2.10.49-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2025-07-16 at 2.10.49 PM</image:title><image:caption>Same as previous slide exceptshowing the satellite perspective.  Darker areas have more vegetation or dried plants on the fog lomas.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/screenshot-2025-07-16-at-2.10.38-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screenshot 2025-07-16 at 2.10.38 PM</image:title><image:caption>Our route up the valley of the Rio Chillon - about 75 miles one way.  The climb on the paved highway was from sea level to about 7200 ft.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_5656.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5656</image:title><image:caption>Housing can be very rustic on the outskirts of Lima.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_5652.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5652</image:title><image:caption>It barely rains in Lima (heavy drizzle is more like it) and people live on the hillsides and walk to their houses.  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_5651.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5651</image:title><image:caption>There are many mototaxi's in Lima and in Peru in general.  More so than in most other South American countries.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_5772.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5772</image:title><image:caption>Guinea Pig  (Cuy) roasted and flattened (chactado).. a delicacy!</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_5770.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5770</image:title><image:caption>There are many mototaxi's in Lima and in Peru in general.  More so than it most other South American countries.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/img_5702.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_5702</image:title><image:caption>Our rented camioneta.  Often renting such a vehicle comes with the driver, which is very convenient.  The driver can remain with the vehicle (providing security) while the passengers wander around.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-08-02T23:13:25+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/2025/08/01/new-argentina-and-peruvian-travels/</loc><lastmod>2025-08-01T01:44:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>monthly</changefreq></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/peru/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-20T02:21:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/update-to-cruising-for-naturalists/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-20T02:18:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/talks-pole-to-pole-2025/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-17T17:31:22+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/canary-islands-geography/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-17T06:48:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/suggestions-for-select-holland-american-cruises/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/6-days-straight.webp</image:loc><image:title>6 days straight</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/6-days-straight-3-sea-days.webp</image:loc><image:title>6 days straight 3 sea days</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/9-straight-ports-3-sea-days.webp</image:loc><image:title>9 straight ports 3 sea days</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/s6n22b_mobile_2x.webp</image:loc><image:title>S6N22B_mobile_2x</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/6-straight-days.webp</image:loc><image:title>6 straight days</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/m5s12a_mobile_2x.webp</image:loc><image:title>M5S12A_mobile_2x</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2025-07-09T01:06:29+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/mexico-cloud-climatology/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-05T19:08:34+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/logistical-travel-support/</loc><lastmod>2025-07-03T06:55:55+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/kruger-national-park-2025-2/</loc><lastmod>2025-06-18T18:12:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/kruger-national-park-2/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/knp-basalt-granite.jpg</image:loc><image:title>knp-basalt-granite</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p2010290-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The tables of the Mlondozi picnic area are under a ramada.</image:title><image:caption>The tables of the Mlondozi picnic area are under a ramada.  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p1190634.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The Mlondozi Picnic area is also a good lookout over the water of the Mlondozi Dam.  This water can dry up in droughts however.  Take advantage of the freedom to walk around the area (keeping an eye out for the usual hazards like lion, elephants etc).  We are able to see some of the succulent Euphorbias close-up here, as well as various lizards.</image:title><image:caption>The Mlondozi Picnic area is also a good lookout over the water of the Mlondozi Dam.  This water can dry up in droughts however.  Take advantage of the freedom to walk around the area (keeping an eye out for the usual hazards like lion, elephants etc).  We are able to see some of the succulent Euphorbias close-up here, as well as various lizards.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/dsc_8252.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A view from the Ntandanyathi Wildlife hide in the southern part of Kruger.</image:title><image:caption>A view from the Ntandanyathi Wildlife hide in the southern part of Kruger.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p1210984.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A view from the Matambeni Bird Hide.  Animals tend to be far away here (elephants on the opposite side) unless the water is low.</image:title><image:caption>A view from the Matambeni Bird Hide.  Animals tend to be far away here (elephants on the opposite side) unless the water is low.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p2040486.jpg</image:loc><image:title>This is the Shipandari overnight hide near Mopane Rest Camp.  It, and several other overnight hides, can be rented for the night.  The renter has exclusive use of the hide from near sunset to near sunrise and occupants use fold-down cots.  "Sturdy" screens prevent animals entering the hide while you sleep.  A separate braai area and toilet exist in the enclosed area.</image:title><image:caption>This is the Shipandari overnight hide near Mopane Rest Camp.  It, and several other overnight hides, can be rented for the night.  The renter has exclusive use of the hide from near sunset to near sunrise and occupants use fold-down cots.  "Sturdy" screens prevent animals entering the hide while you sleep.  A separate braai area and toilet exist in the enclosed area.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/p1210987-version-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Most wildlife blinds have some plaques that help you to quickly identify the most likely birds to be seen at the blind.</image:title><image:caption>Most wildlife blinds have some plaques that help you to quickly identify the most likely birds to be seen at the blind.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pb120291.jpg</image:loc><image:title>The path into the Lake Panic Bird Hide near Skukuza.  The pathway here is simple - chain link fence covered with dark fabric.  This helps prevent animals from seeing you approach.  Of course it won't keep leopards out... but the hide is closed at night.</image:title><image:caption>The path into the Lake Panic Bird Hide near Skukuza.  The pathway here is simple - chain link fence covered with dark fabric.  This helps prevent animals from seeing you approach.  Of course it won't keep leopards out... but the hide is closed at night.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pb110212.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A view west from the Sweni Bird Hide during a dry period.</image:title><image:caption>A view west from the Sweni Bird Hide during a dry period.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/pb080438.jpg</image:loc><image:title>one view from the Shipandari overnight hide.  Hippos and crocs are the most frequent sightings here - besides many birds.</image:title><image:caption>one view from the Shipandari overnight hide.  Hippos and crocs are the most frequent sightings here - besides many birds.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2025-06-18T17:57:54+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/eclipse-material/</loc><lastmod>2025-05-18T06:38:19+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/kruger-national-park-2025/</loc><lastmod>2025-04-19T14:52:35+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/spain-photos/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/p4220400-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Albarracin street view.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/img_0324.jpg</image:loc><image:title>selfi - we are close together here but hemisphere's apart...  Rosario in Eastern Hemisphere and I in the Western Hemisphere...  along the Greenwich Meridian...</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/p4240570-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>houses in Albarracin...</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/p5031402_copymod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>modern wind turbines - a blight on landscape sometimes.  Gibraltar is a very windy area.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/p5010169mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>a Pueblo Blanco...</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/p4260901_copy_mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>windmills - some still are kept working to grind wheat.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/typical-andalusian-pueblo-blanco.jpg</image:loc><image:title>typical Andalusian pueblo blanco.  Nice to walk through, nightmare to drive through.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/white-stork.jpg</image:loc><image:title>White Stork</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/thekla-lark.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Thekla Lark with insect.</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/small-andalusian-town.jpg</image:loc><image:title>small Andalusian town - they are painted white by 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Mangroves along a small bay along Bahia Concepcion.  Note the abrupt transition to typical central gulf desert a few feet back.</image:title><image:caption>Red Mangroves along a small bay along Bahia Concepcion.  Note the abrupt transition to typical central gulf desert a few feet back.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_6264.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Red Mangroves along a small bay along Bahia Concepcion.  Miguel exploring the aquatic life at the mangrove's edge.</image:title><image:caption>Red Mangroves along a small bay along Bahia Concepcion.  Miguel exploring the aquatic life at the mangrove's edge.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/img_1729.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Red Mangroves along a small bay along Bahia Concepcion.  Miguel exploring for marine life amongst and near the mangroves.  Here the water was clear.</image:title><image:caption>Red Mangroves along a small bay along Bahia Concepcion.  Miguel exploring for marine life amongst and near the mangroves.  Here the water was clear. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4211265-version-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lichen on ground near Guerrero Negro</image:title><image:caption>Lichen on ground near Guerrero Negro</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4211277-version-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Large lichen (Niebla ceruchis?) on the sand flats north of Guerrero Negro.</image:title><image:caption>Large lichen (Niebla ceruchis?) on the sand flats north of Guerrero Negro.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4201195.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Lichens on stem of Stenocereus gummosus</image:title><image:caption>Lichens on stem of Stenocereus gummosus</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4201053.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tillandsia recurvata (Bromeliaceae) on Fouquieria diguetii</image:title><image:caption>Tillandsia recurvata (Bromeliaceae) on Fouquieria diguetii</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4201088.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Tillandsia recurvata (Bromeliaceae) on Fouquieria diguetii</image:title><image:caption>Tillandsia recurvata (Bromeliaceae) on Fouquieria diguetii</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4232846-version-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Silhouette of Fouquieria columnaris</image:title><image:caption>Silhouette of Fouquieria columnaris</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/p4231913-version-2.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Fouquieria splendens - the most common Ocotillo in North America and the only species found in the US.A</image:title><image:caption>Fouquieria slendens - the most common Ocotillo in North America and the only species found in the US.A</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2023-08-04T18:05:52+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/climate-2/</loc><lastmod>2023-08-04T18:02:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/2024-solar-eclipse-mexico-us/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/eclipse_map_5400.jpg</image:loc><image:title>eclipse_map_5400</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/13-oh.jpg</image:loc><image:title>13-oh</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/04-mx-us.jpg</image:loc><image:title>04-mx-us</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/03-mx.jpg</image:loc><image:title>03-mx</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/02-mx.jpg</image:loc><image:title>02-mx</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/10-ar.jpg</image:loc><image:title>10-ar</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/09-ar.jpg</image:loc><image:title>09-ar</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/12-oh.jpg</image:loc><image:title>12-oh</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/11-tn.jpg</image:loc><image:title>11-tn</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/05-tx-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>05-tx-1</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2023-03-26T14:57:00+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/rio-maranon/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T19:09:48+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/planning-astronomical-travel/</loc><lastmod>2023-02-10T04:29:02+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/ghana-natural-aspects/</loc><lastmod>2023-01-18T20:31:33+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/photos-from-australia-2022/</loc><lastmod>2023-01-08T18:18:57+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/se-us-birding-trip-april-may-2022/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/img_8951.jpg</image:loc><image:title>IMG_8951</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-05-23-09-56-50-cmod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>2022-05-23-09-56-50-cmod</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-05-23-10-40-53-c.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A different species of pitcher plant - the trap hasn't quite opened yet.</image:title><image:caption>A different species of pitcher plant - the trap hasn't quite opened yet.  </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-05-23-08-36-06-cmod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>A pitcher plant showing the downward-pointing hairs that "encourage" the insects to fall into the trap (and drown).</image:title><image:caption>A pitcher plant showing the downward-pointing hairs that "encourage" the insects to fall into the trap (and drown).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-05-23-08-56-00-c.jpg</image:loc><image:title>yet closer view of a trap with trigger hairs barely visible</image:title><image:caption>yet closer view of a trap with trigger hairs barely visible</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-05-23-09-05-54-c.jpg</image:loc><image:title>closer view of the traps...along with Sphagnum moss.</image:title><image:caption>closer view of the traps...along with Sphagnum moss.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-05-23-08-46-59-c.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Venus Fly-Traps, when growing together, are quite crowded.  The bottom of the flower stalk is seen here.</image:title><image:caption>Venus Fly-Traps, when growing together, are quite crowded.  The bottom of the flower stalk is seen here.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-05-23-10-29-24-cmod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Another Sundew.  There are several species found in Florida and their compactness depends on the sunlight they are exposed to.  The are ofter more colorful than those shown here.</image:title><image:caption>Another Sundew.  There are several species found in Florida and their compactness depends on the sunlight they are exposed to.  The are ofter more colorful than those shown here.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-05-23-09-53-30-cmod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>It is difficult to photography both the flower and the plant at the same time - the flower is usually blowing in the wind.  This is a Helicon stack image - but the flower moved slightly.  Notice the sandy soil - nutrient poor.</image:title><image:caption>It is difficult to photography both the flower and the plant at the same time - the flower is usually blowing in the wind.  This is a Helicon stack image - but the flower moved slightly.  Notice the sandy soil - nutrient poor.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-05-23-08-28-54-c.jpg</image:loc><image:title>closer view of one leaf showing the sticky droplets.</image:title><image:caption>closer view of one leaf showing the sticky 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es el cañón de la Carretera 58 que viaja hacia el oeste desde Linares y finalmente llega a la Carretera 57. Lo consideramos el cañón más espectacular de México durante muchos años. Sin embargo, casi no había lugares para detenerse de manera segura a lo largo de todo el tramo de la carretera. Aparentemente, el paisaje no tuvo consideración en la construcción de carreteras.</image:title><image:caption>Este es el cañón de la Carretera 58 que viaja hacia el oeste desde Linares y finalmente llega a la Carretera 57. Lo consideramos el cañón más espectacular de México durante muchos años. Sin embargo, casi no había lugares para detenerse de manera segura a lo largo de todo el tramo de la carretera. 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2017-12-30 at 7.52.00 PM</image:title><image:caption>Shaded relief for same area as in previous slide - east of Andes.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/screen-shot-2017-12-30-at-7-51-40-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2017-12-30 at 7.51.40 PM</image:title><image:caption>May-October mid-day cloud climatology for east of the Andes in Argentina.  Darker areas are less cloudy. Major roads are superimposed, some plausible locations for observing eclipse are shown by Yellow pins.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/screen-shot-2017-12-30-at-7-51-27-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2017-12-30 at 7.51.27 PM</image:title><image:caption>May-October mean cloudiness for e2019 eclipse path across Chile.  Brighter is more frequent cloudiness - except over Andes where there is snow contamination artifacts.  Yellow pins indicate god observing sites (based on cloud climatology).</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/screen-shot-2017-12-30-at-8-47-46-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2017-12-30 at 8.47.46 PM</image:title><image:caption>mean of July cloudiness based on multiple years of MODIS imagery</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/screen-shot-2017-12-30-at-8-48-08-pm.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Screen Shot 2017-12-30 at 8.48.08 PM</image:title><image:caption>Shaded relief map of area shown in next two images.  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The fires provide green grass for the cattle in the wet season.  These fires are the main factor in preventing the regrowth of trees in many parts of Madagascar.</image:title><image:caption>10.7  Important modifiers of the landscape, fires are common during the dry season.  The fires provide green grass for the cattle in the wet season.  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CAMERA</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-05-04T20:10:14+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/trip-reports/madagascar-2015/</loc><lastmod>2016-05-03T22:37:16+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/our-private-tour-after-the-succulent-tour/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pb020057mod.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title><image:caption>136  Our last views of Madagascar from the plane</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pb020010mod1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title><image:caption>OLYMPUS DIGITAL 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CAMERA</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-29T22:51:51+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/day-4/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pa140132.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title><image:caption>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pa140041_-_version_2_1280.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title><image:caption>Only small hamlets with no running water or electricity on this route.  This was our lunch stop. </image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc_4063_-_version_2_1280.jpg</image:loc><image:title>dsc_4063_-_version_2_1280</image:title><image:caption>10.24  Our group checking out the vegetation.  Note the baobab, Adansonia za?</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pa160183_12801.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title><image:caption>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc_3922-copy1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_3922 copy</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pa140038-copy.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title><image:caption>10.16  Still heading for the hotel on this sandy road.  This patch of bare ground was saline - and near the coast.  Wide patches were barren, with spiny forest on slightly higher ground.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/pa140139-version-2-1.jpg</image:loc><image:title>OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</image:title><image:caption>10.21  A glorious sunset at the end of a long day.</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/dsc_4419-version-21.jpg</image:loc><image:title>DSC_4419 - Version 2</image:title><image:caption>10.21  A glorious sunset at the end of a long day.</image:caption></image:image><lastmod>2016-04-29T22:40:56+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/before-the-tour/</loc><lastmod>2016-03-26T16:25:42+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/private-tour-days-3-5/</loc><lastmod>2016-03-14T04:37:31+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/days-16-18/</loc><lastmod>2016-03-14T04:36:23+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/day-14-15/</loc><lastmod>2016-03-14T04:35:44+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/part-i-tana-tsingy-morondava/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/slide07.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide07</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/slide67.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide67</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/slide68.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide68</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-14T04:10:18+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/part-iii-tulear-isalo/</loc><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/slide43.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide43</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/slide42.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide42</image:title></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/slide51.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide51</image:title><image:caption>Google Earth view of our route and part of Isalo National Park</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/slide52.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide52</image:title><image:caption>Google Earth view of our route and part of Isalo National Park</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/slide50.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide50</image:title><image:caption>closer view of our route</image:caption></image:image><image:image><image:loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/slide05.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Slide05</image:title></image:image><lastmod>2016-03-13T04:49:06+00:00</lastmod><changefreq>weekly</changefreq><priority>0.6</priority></url><url><loc>https://thetravelingnaturalist.org</loc><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority><lastmod>2026-06-06T14:03:05+00:00</lastmod></url></urlset>
