Sunday, December 20, 2009

KC places

Places to have a visit with KC

Argentina
Buenos Aires
Cementerio de Recoleta, Buenos Aires
Cementerio de Recoleta, Buenos Aires
Mendoza
Mendoza, CarinaE Winery
-in the vinyards
Mendoza, CarinaE Winery
-in the vinyards
Cristo Redentor de los Andes @Argentina-Chile Border
Cristo Redentor de los Andes.
Argentina-Chile border @3850m
roughly between Mendoza & Santiago
32 49"31.0"S 70 04"16.1"W

Cristo Redentor de los Andes.
(Christ the Redeemer of the Andes)
 
Iguazu Falls @Argentina-Brazil Border
Cataratas del Iguazu
(near intersecting borders of
Brazil, Argentina & Paraguay)
Cataratas del Iguazu
25 41'43.7"S 54 26'14.8"W
@ Garganta del Diablo (the Devils Throat)

Bolivia
La Paz
Witches Market, La Paz16 29'48.2"S 68 08'19.0"W
-on Linares between Santa Cruz &

Lake Titicaca near La Paz


La Isla del Sol, Lake Titicaca
16 01'17.9S 69 10'15.4W



La Isla del Sol, Lake Titicaca
  -high point in mid island
Uyuni
Uyuni, Laguna Colorada


Uyuni, Laguna Colorada


Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Sambodrono,
Rio de Janeiro

Sambodrono (Carnival Stadium) - section 13, far right


Chile
Pucon

Volcan Villariccca
39 24'22.0"S 71 56'43.8"W

Volcan Villariccca
-route to sumit
 take a well deserved break just below the knob at approx. 2000m

Canada
 West Coast
Buccaneer Bay,
Thormanby Island, BC
Buccaneer Bay,
Thormanby Island
west side of the narrow peninsula
Rocky Mountains

Illecillewaet Glacier
near Rogers Pass, BC

Illecillewaet Glacier
-on ridge above glacier
Take the Glacier Crest Trail to access the ridge SW of, and above the lower portion of the glacier. Take a break in the meadows at treeline.
Larch Valley, Lake Louise, AB

-creekside at base of skree slope in upper meadows
Arnold Road, Parson, BC
51 01'11.3"N 116 29'46.6"W
-viewpoint above creek (private property)
 Ontario
Sault Ste Marie ON -lakefront boardwalk

Equidor
Banos

Banos, Tungurahua, Peru

Cascada Machay,
La Ruta de las Cascadas
-head out of Banos towards the smoking mountain
Take 'La Ruta de las Cascadas'. When you get to the falls, go for a swim
Volcan Quilotoa


Volcan Quilotoa, Cotopaxi





Quilotoa Lake,
Volcan Quilotoa, Cotopaxi




Galapagos Islands (Archipiélago de Colón)
  • Bartholomew Island (Isle Bartolome)
  • Tower Island (Isla Genovesa)
  • Albemarle Island (Isle Isabella)
  • San Salvador, James Island (Isle Santiago)
  • Indefatigable Island (Isle Santa Cruz)
  • Narborough Island (Isle Fernandina)
Galapagos
Ihop
Across from main gate Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
Hwy99 @ Cambie Road (Exit 39), Richmond, BC

Mexico
Zihuatanejo
Hotel Irma

Go through lobby to restaurant. Go to bar. Order cerveza and a glass of ice (for the good tequila you brought with you). Go past right side of bar to covered sitting area. Alternatively, go to far side of pools. Look way down to patio above the surf. Patio access by path to the right (NW) of the pools.
Manzanillo
Town square, Playa de Oro
Tortuga sanctuary near..


Saint Lucia
Anse Chastenet, Soufriere
13 52'00.2"N 61 04'41.6"W
Anse Chastenet
  -on the North end of the main beach take the dirt road past the cliffs to the 2nd beach
Jalousie Beach, Pitons Bay, near Soufriere
Gros Piton 13 48'41.8"N 61 04'00.8"W- Just below the peak the trail forks, right to view South, left to view North. Take the left path to the North viewpoint overlooking Petit Piton.

 Spain 
 Alicante
Santa Barbara Castle
38 20'55.5'N 0 38"36.8"W

Santa Barbara Castle
(arial view)
- just above the Bastion of the Queen (which is a picnic area) is a quiet area where few people go
Ibiza - Sant Antoni
Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza
Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza
Cafe del Moar
Sunset Boardwalk,
38 58'50.2'N 1 17"46.3"W
-outdoor patio
Ibiza Rocks Bar
The Orange Corner,
38 58'35.8N 1 18"28.7"W
-outdoor patio
Playa Cala Gracio
38 59'33.2'N 1 17"23.0"W
- on small hill north side of water/beach

Madrid
Parque del Retiro, Madrid
Monumento a Alfonso XIII
Parque del Retiro
40 25'03.5N 3 41'02.3"W
-sit on the steps and watch the row boats
Palacio de Cristal, Parque del Retiro,
40 24'48.7N 3 40'52.4"W
-above the waterfall is a somewhat private spot

Peru
Cuzco
Convento de Santo Domingo / Korikincha
Convento de Santo Domingo / Korikincha
-with the Incas, not the Spanish
Parque Nacional Huascarán



Laguna 69, Parque Nacional Huascarán




Laguna 69, Parque Nacional Huascarán

 
Ica
Oasis de la Huacachina

Oasis de la Huacachina

USA
Sucia Island, Washington
48 45'53.8"N 122 54'52.3"W
West side beach picnic area
Sucia Island

Disneyland, Aniheim, CA 33 48'33.2" 117 54'56.1" Front Gate

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