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Up til now, I have had no problems with entering countries.  Usually I show up at the border, get a tourist card, pay a few dollars, sesame-open and I walk in.

Bolivia and Chile are different types of animals.  Apparently, Bolivia put Taiwan in a special category with terrorist countries and at least from Peru, it´s almost impossible for a Taiwanese citizen to get a visa to Bolivia.  So the alternate route to get to Argentina is by land through Chile, however, I don´t hear back from the Chilean consuladore for another 10 to 15 days. 

So what to do.   I have now bussed up to Lima through Nazca to try to get an visa to Argentina. 

I can´t wait until I have an US passport – that would be another 4 and half years.

Meanwhile, here are some pictures from Colca canyon, said to be twice as deep as Grand Canyon, although I think Grand Canyon itself is more impressive.

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This is a condor. They fly in the early morning over the canyon. Their wing span can be up to two meters in adults. They looked awesome flying overhead.

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Alpacas! They come in white and brown. Aren´t they cute??

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And .. alpacas in the market.

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Back to roaming in the wild.

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