PATAGONIA II

pre and post adventures

Bob Carson 11 March 2015 MACHU PICCHU

IGUAZU FALLS LAKE TITICACA

ACONCAGUA

IGUAZU FALLS Iguazu Falls

• 80 m [262’] high, about 270 discrete fallsyou • On Iguaco River between Brazil and Argentina • Just to W Iguaco River joins Parana River • Just N on Parana River is Itaipu dam [196 m = 643’] and reservoir between Paraguay and Brazil • Iguazu National Park in northernmost Argentina • sub-tropical rainforest • Paraná-Etendeka traps comprise a large igneous province in South America and in NW Namibia and SW Angola: approximately 1,000 meters (3,250 feet) of basalt in conjunction with continental rifting in the Early (132 Ma)

Itaipu dam and reservoir

Aconcagua Aconcagua

• Named Ancocahuac (white sentinel) by the Incas • Elevation 6962 m (22,841’) • In Argentina just east of Chile • Just north of pass between Santiago and Mendoza • Highest peak in: – The – The Southern hemisphere – The Western Hemisphere

DARWIN 1835 DARWIN, 1846

RAMOS, 2004 ACONCAGUA VOLCANICS 15-9 MILLION YEARS OLD ACONCAGUA trailhead, 2720 m ( 8924’), January 2010 CONFLUENCIA 11,010’ PLAZA DE MULAS 14,300’ CERRO BONETE 16, 418’

Machu Picchu

Cuczo, • elevation 3,400 m (11,200’) • many archaeological sites! • Saqsaywaman Saqsaywaman

Machu Picchu • Elevation 2430 m (7972’) • “Lost City of the Incas” • 460 m ( 1500 feet) above the incised meanders of the Rio Urubamba (class 6 whitewater) • Discovered by American historian Hiram Bingham, 1911 2040 m

Machu Picchu 2500 m Huayana Picchu

• Just north of and above Machu Picchu • Surrounded by canyon of Rio Urubamba • Short easy trail (c 1 hour) with iron ladders • Best view & photographs of of gorge & Machu Picchu

Lake Titicaca

On the shores of the highest navigable lake in the world fisherman can be seen making a living from the icy waters, farmers herd llamas and alpacas, harvest potatoes and other crops in rocky soil, and craftsmen hand-weave fine, bright colored threads. PERU

Lake Titicaca, Peru-Bolivia Peru

• Capital, Lima, sea level • Population, 31,000,993 • Pacific to Amazon • economy: metals (copper, gold, zinc), textiles, fish Bolivia • Administrative capital, La Paz, 3650 m (11,975’) • Official capital, Sucre, 2750 m (9000’)

• Population, 11,072,675 • Andes to Amazon • Rich in mineral resources, especially tin Itinerary

• , 2238 m (7638’) • Colca Canyon • Lake Titicaca, 3812 m (12,507’) • Tiahuanacu Archaeological Site • La Paz, 3640 m (11,942’) , 5825 m Pichu-Pichu, 5664 m

Arequipa: volcanoes galore , 6075 m , 5672 m

Colca Canyon: 3400 m (13,650’) deep

Lake Titicaca Tiahuanacu Archaeological Site: pre-Inca La Paz LET’S GO! IGUAZU FALLS THANK YOU!