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Selected images from various journey by Kristin Oliver.
  • The shoreline of Cha'llapampa, a small village along the coast of Isla del Sol, Bolivia.

  • Men herd their flock of goats and pigs along a dirt road in Baracoa, Cuba.

  • Situated just outside of Santiago de Cuba, El Cobre is Cuba's most sacred pilgrimage site. In 1606, sailors found a wooden sculpture of the Virgen floating in the coastal waters near El Cobre which was then brought to the copper mines at El Cobre, Cuba. Named the Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, she is also associated with the Santeria orisha Ochun, the goddess of love, fertility and the rivers and was declared the patron saint of Cuba by the pope in 1916. Since the 1600's she has become a symbol of the people's triumph over Spanish conquerors, the emancipation of slavery and is credited with countless miracles.

  • The Chuska mountain range at the border between New Mexico and Arizona in the Navajo Nation indian reservation.

  • The city skyline of Puno, Peru. Located on the shores of Lake TIticaca, Puno is known as the folklore capital of Peru.

  • A farmer works the field just outside the town of Maragua in the Cordillera de los Frailes, Bolivia.

  • The sun sets upon a pyramid of the El Mundo Perdido compound in Tikal, Guatemala.

  • The Langham Building rises through the fall colour in Central park, New York City. The Langham Building is a Beaux Arts apartment house built in 1905 and demonstrates the influence of French urban culture on 19th and early 20th century New York.

  • Street scenes im Camaguey, Cuba: Colourful buildings along Hurtado Street.

  • The Twin Arrows Trading Post along old Route 66 and I-40 just east of Flagstaff, Arizona. Originally known as the Padre Canyon Trading Post and becoming the Twin Arrows Trading Post in the 1950's, this shop and diner were once known as the "Best Little Stop on I-40". The trading post has since closed and left to abandon, though its famed "twin arrows" recently received a facelift and there is talk of restoring and re-opening the trading post in the future.

  • Market scenes in Oaxaca, Mexico: Various medicines for sale along the street.

  • The walkway along the waterfront of Ancud, Isla Grande de Chiloé.

  • A view of one of Valparaiso's many hills. Literally translated as Paradise Valley, the colourful, historical Chilean city of Valparaiso is a renowned cultural center of the arts and architecture as well an important shipping hub.

  • Palafitos along the shores of the Fiordo de Castro. These shingled houses line the lagoons of Isla Grande de Chiloé and serve as piers for boats tied to the stilts. Palafitos are protected as a national historic monument.

  • A bar and shop on the canal shore in Xochimilco

  • A home in the Cordillera de los Frailes, Bolivia

  • The Trinity Church and Cemetery at the corner of Wall Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Also known as Trinity Wall Street, this gothic revival Episcopal church was founded in 1697. The original church was destroyed by fire in 1776 and rebuilt. The roof of the second church collapsed in 1839 and when this reconstruction was completed in 1846, Trinity Church was the tallest building in Manhattan at the time with its spire and cross rising 281 feet. The cemetery in the church yard is home to graves dating back to 1681. Today, Trinity Church is one of the largest landowners in New York City.

  • The central square "Plaza de Armas" in Cusco, Peru. Situated at over 11,000 in altitude, the city was once the imperial capital of the Inca people and has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

  • Street scenes in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.

  • The Statue of Liberty in New York City. A gift of friendship to the United States from the people of France, the Statue of Liberty was unveiled at Bedloe's Island in the New York Harbor in 1886 after traveling across the Atlantic Ocean in some 220 crates. The seven points of her crown symbolize liberty radiating to the the seven seas and seven continents and the tablet she holds in her left hand represents the Declaration of Independence. The Statue of Liberty has become an icon for freedom, liberty and democracy.

  • Rapa Nui seascape: A boat comes to shore in the waning light of the evening.

  • The 15 moai of Ahu Tongariki. In 1960, an earthquake in Chile caused a tidal wave to strike the coast of Rapa Nui, scattering the moai of Ahu Tongariki, some of which weigh up to 30 tons. The 15 moai were re-erected in 1992 and 1995.

  • Landscape in Louisiana.

  • The Laguna Verde sits at over 13,000 feet at the base of the Licancabur Volcano. The iridescent colouring of the lake is the result of high concentrations of arsenic, lead, sulphur and calcium carbonates. Because of these minerals, the Laguna Verde can remain in liquid form even at temperatures of -70 degrees fahrenheit..Volcan Licancabur, at the border between Chile and Bolivia, rises to over 17,000 feet in elevation. Ancient Inca ruins are found at its summit.

  • The Plaza Mayor in Trinidad, Cuba. In the background is the the Iglesia Parroquial de la Santisima Trinidad, or The Church of the Holy Trinity, at the Plaza Mayor in Trinidad, Cuba. This church was built in 1892 on the site of a previous church that was destroyed by a cyclone in the 19th century. It is home to the Christ of the True Cross, a statue of Christ which is revered in Trinidad. To the left of the church is the Palacio Brunet, currently the Museo Romantico. The Palacio Brunet between 1740 and 1808.

  • Flamingos at Laguna Colorada. .Three of the world's six species of flamingos are found in the Altiplano region of southwestern Bolivia. The Andean and James flamingos live year round on the various high plateau lakes of the Bolivian Altiplano and survive nighttime temperatures which can drop down to -20 degrees Fahrenheit. The Laguna Colorada, rich in algae and plankton, provides food for the flamingos. It sits over 14,000 feet in elevation and is one of the nesting sites for the flamingos.