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Title: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: theking on July 06, 2023, 05:28:53 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/b1LkiV8.jpg)

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Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: theking on July 06, 2023, 05:34:28 AM
Not a big coffee drinker so I opted for the tropical fruits instead:

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Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: theking on July 06, 2023, 05:39:37 AM
The beaches were nice as with most tropical beaches:

(https://i.imgur.com/6SH42Px.jpg)

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Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: theking on July 06, 2023, 05:45:00 AM
Can't forget about the Toyota Tacoma there...errr.. .I mean the Hilux:

(https://i.imgur.com/egQ6KeF.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Rcqs4nH.jpg)

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Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: theking on July 06, 2023, 05:47:37 AM
Homes are a bit different there compared to America but not too much:

(https://i.imgur.com/NXobwFp.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/b7KStIn.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: theking on July 07, 2023, 12:43:00 AM
This photo can cause some Hmong to salivate because back in the 80s through the 90s, playing volleyball with Hmong girls was the best thing that happened to those Hmong guys  ;D:

(https://i.imgur.com/NihaEb4.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: theking on July 07, 2023, 12:46:45 AM
Walking along a great beach and watching the sun set can be very romantic for some too  ???:

(https://i.imgur.com/JXMnO7W.jpg)

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Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: Cali Guy on July 07, 2023, 09:09:14 PM
Nice! Which country(ies) of South America?
Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: theking on July 10, 2023, 12:50:08 AM
Original plan was to go to Venezuela to check out the Andes and then cut across to Aruba and Curacao but due to Venezuela's level 4 status and visa issues, we just went to straight to Aruba.

(https://i.imgur.com/yCaVsmy.jpg)

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Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: Cali Guy on July 10, 2023, 11:23:56 AM
Thanks for sharing. I would have never thought of Aruba but I have thought of the Andes especially after seeing a season of “Alone” in Patagonia.
Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: theking on July 11, 2023, 01:00:06 AM
If you ever visit the Andes, share your photos and experience. I will do the same too if I go. May look into Chile and Argentina's portion as it's a bit safer there for American citizens..  O0
Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: theking on July 11, 2023, 01:11:08 AM
Like many European countries, traffic circle is the way to go there:

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And speaking of cars and traffic, they don't produce their own cars so they import theirs like the Nissan and Kia dealerships below and many cars are also imported from America:

(https://i.imgur.com/gTzWl32.jpg)

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Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: theking on July 11, 2023, 01:18:04 AM
Same goes for motorcycles and auto parts stores:

(https://i.imgur.com/qxWVJjz.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Rfyg63B.jpg)

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Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: theking on July 11, 2023, 01:23:40 AM
As mentioned, the beaches there are very nice as with many tropical beaches but gotta follow the rule so don't be an arrogant American idiot "when in Rome":

(https://i.imgur.com/JlLiMMb.jpg)

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Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: theking on July 12, 2023, 10:04:32 AM
Yep, they have casinos there too as many have the same dream of hitting the jackpot:

(https://i.imgur.com/Fjl2Ll8.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: theking on July 13, 2023, 12:01:49 PM
As a DIYer, I miss Radio Shack:

(https://i.imgur.com/vPjoyZj.jpg)


The King has a place down there too:

(https://i.imgur.com/0YqrpVd.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos share: South America, want some real Juan Valdez coffee? Get some there!
Post by: theking on July 14, 2023, 12:52:40 AM
These two divi-divi fototi watapana trees are an icon there:

(https://i.imgur.com/kOakTkI.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/cZf075x.jpg)




Many folks have shared their special moments there. For example, like this wedding:

(https://www.arubafairytales.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/img11.jpg)