The images by theme cover: highways, skies, mountains, wood, ice, rocks, sunsets, street art, cemetery and wine.
The open road to the horizon is a special feature of the vast plains of the Atacama Desert and Patagonia.
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| The highway from San Pedro to Salar de Atacama |
Skies
The weather in Patagonia is often four seasons in a single day. This produces dramatic skies especially across the mountains.
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| The sky at Cerro Castillo (Castle Hill) Chile-Argentina frontier, Patagonia |
Mountains
The Andes and adjacent ranges dominate the landscape of eastern Chile and western Argentina
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| Aerial view of the Andes Border region between Chile and Argentina |
Wood
Patagonia is home to wild forests, mainly of the lengua beech trees.
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| Stunted beech tree on rocky outcrop Cerro Benitez |
Ice
Patagonia is home to a 700 km ice-field running along the Andean border between Argentina and Chile.
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| Part of the glacier wall as it meets the lake Upsala Glacier |
Rocks
The geology in Atacama and Patagonia is shaped by the elements.
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| Glacial erosion on rock Lago Argentino |
Sunsets
The cities, deserts, mountains and plains are all capable of stunning sunsets.
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| The sunset over central Buenos Aires |
Street Art
Buenos Aires, like many Latin American cities, has a vibrant tradition of Street Art.
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| Fighting the Devil in La Boca |
Cemetery
The Recoleta Cemetery in Buenos Aires is one of the world's great necropolises.
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| A grand mausoleum past its best |
Wine
Much of Chile's wine region lies in the 100 km valley between Santiago and Valparaíso, one such vineyard is Matetic.
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| Syrah EQ by Matetic San Antonio Valley |
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Tango Argentino
Tango has its roots in the bars and bordellos of Buenos Aires at the start of the 20th century.
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| A street Tango in San Telmo |
Condors
The higher parts of the Andes are home to the South American condor.
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| Condor in flight at Cerro Benítez, Patagonia (Chile) |
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