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our guide, Vicente
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on BR 251 towards the Chapadas dos Guimarães
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just arrived at Balneario Salgadeira
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Balneario Salgadeira: nearby hills
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a popular park at the Balneario Salgadeira
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looking at the chapadas outside the park entrance
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an interesting tree at the park
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an interesting tree at the park (2)
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the creek running through the main entrance to the park
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"cachoeira" means "waterfall" in Portuguese
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the Salgadeira waterfall
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the Salgadeira waterfall (video)
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Vicente, Ben, Cynthia, and Ashton at the waterfall
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ferns growing out between the rocks; lots of trash at the waterfall site :(
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you can see the roots growing down behind the waterfall
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ferns and moss growing on the rocks
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the rapids under the waterfall
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the waterfall from further down the creek
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the river, flowing
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Matthew tried to figure out how to get to the big rock in the middle
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Cynthia is totally a tree-hugger
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small rapids coming down from the waterfall
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water spraying out, the small rapids
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he made it, with some help
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Separated at birth?
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It looks just like him!
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Taking a picture of the seed pod with Matthew's hair
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view of the chapadas
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Black-fronted Nunbird (Monasa nigrifrons)
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South American chickens
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papaya tree - males have the fruit
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our guide pointing out more interesting foliage
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What's that ladder doing there?
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parasitic fig on a palm tree
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Matthew got attacked by some nettles
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lemon tree
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Cashew Tree
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caju (cashew) tree
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lime tree - people in the park make drinks from the fruit on the weekend
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termite trail in the bark of a tree - ants use it as a highway
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Santol (Sandoricum koetjape) tree
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Jatobá tree (Hymenaea courbaril)
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white woodpecker (Melanerpes candidus)
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more white woodpeckers
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ovenbird nest (Furnarius rufus)
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bird butt
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Jatobá (Hymenaea courbaril) tree
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ovenbird in a tamarind tree
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palm tree
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close-up of tamarind tree
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they use the wood of this tree to make guitars
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Title:
chapadas plateaus in the distance
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more of the chapadas looming over the landscape
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Ben and Cynthia heading to the car at the Balneario Salgadeira
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looking down at the Portão do Inferno (Gate of Hell)
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a truck that didn't make it around the Inferno curve
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sometimes, those that didn't make it didn't make it thanks to the mafia ;)
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looking over Mato Grosso at the Portão
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bare sandstone at the Portão do Inferno
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another lookout along the ridge
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you can see other ridges far off to the right
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you can just see the sharp corner of the road on the right
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Amaryllis flower
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The bird feeder had a lot of tanagers flitting around.
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this tanager (maybe a Silver-beaked Tanager or White-line Tanager) stood still for a bit at the feeder
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Gray-headed Tanager (Eucometis penicillata)
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the road along the Portão do Inferno
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a surprising amount of detail in the far-away plateaus
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snoopy rock
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interesting sandstone rock erosion
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tree recovering from fire
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Title:
Matthew posing as an explorer
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Macaw home, although he wasn't there at the time
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You can see where the bird roosts.
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Title:
another shot of the Macaw home
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more interesting rock formations
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Cynthia was trying to take a picture of a flower, and apparently Ashton wanted a picture of it too
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Title:
pretty yellow flowers in the scrub at the side of the road
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Title:
a nice close-up of the flowers
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a nice close-up of the flowers (2)
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frog rock on the side of the road
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another interesting sandstone rock formation
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Title:
we arrived at the cachoeirinha (small waterfall)
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Title:
there are 2 waterfalls in this area
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Title:
this one is the cachoeirinha
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Title:
the cachoeirinha empties out into a small lagoon
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it was a bright sunny day
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bamboo growing by the patio area near the lagoon
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the cantina and a small shopping area
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ficus tree with very dense limbs
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Title:
drink coupons for the cantina, Cynthia got a caipirinha
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Title:
our guide, Vicente, at the cachoeirinha
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Title:
a number of families came to the lagoon to swim
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Cynthia is under the full effect of a caipirinha
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Ashton and Ben wading in the lagoon -- the water is not very deep except for close to the waterfall
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there was a pretty good crowd at the swimming hole
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Ben in the water, with Matthew in the background
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Matthew in the waterfall
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Matthew in front of the waterfall
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He went right through the middle a couple of times.
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Matthew going through the waterfall
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under the overhang at the cachoeira dos namorados
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Ben, Cynthia, and Matthew under the waterfall
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Title:
Ashton and Matthew walking around the cachoeira
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Title:
the cachoeira dos namorados is a smaller waterfall
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Title:
weird little fern-like growths on the rocks
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more fern-like growths
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Cynthia and Matthew under the waterfall
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a strange twisty vine
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pretty flowers growing out of the wall (and a wasp in the middle)
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Macaws in the trees outside the Bistro da Mata
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Title:
Macaws in the trees outside the Bistro da Mata (2)
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the view over the Cerrado from high up in the Chapada dos Guimarães
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on a platform looking out over the cerrado
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looking straight down from the platform suspended over the edge
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looking over the plains and mountains
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Title:
a panorama of the view over the cerrado
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Title:
more views of the chapadas
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Title:
Cuiabá is far in the distance
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Title:
more views of the chapadas (2)
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Title:
pretty purple flowers at the Bistro da Mata
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Title:
more pretty flowers at the Bistro da Mata
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Title:
our lunch menu
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Title:
the restaurant
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Title:
the restaurant was in a palm-thatched hut
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Title:
a panoramic view from the geographic center of South America
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Cynthia and the plains view from the top of the mountain
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Ben at the top of the mountain
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Ashton posing at the top
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Title:
controlled burning on the side of the mountain
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Title:
little spikey ball plant
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Title:
thin red bell-shaped flowers
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Title:
a pretty orange butterfly
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Title:
Matthew walked down pretty far
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Title:
our guide followed him down
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Title:
spikey puff-ball plant
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Cynthia on the trail we walked down the mountain
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Title:
another view from the trail a little down the mountain
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Title:
more great views from the trail
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Title:
Ben and Cynthia near the top of the mountain
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Title:
visibility was very good, it hasn't rained in a long time
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Title:
hummingbird shadow
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Title:
Look! A bird shadow!
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Title:
Matthew climbing out of a hole
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Title:
This marks the geographic center of South America.
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Title:
Everyone at the center of South America
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Title:
Everyone at the center of South America (2)
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Title:
Monkey! Animal crossing sign.
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Title:
Bottles embedded in the wall at the ice cream place.
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Title:
Some kind of "spirit wheel" at a souvenir shop.
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Title:
Jaguar phone booth, minus the phone.
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Title:
looking at the mountains on the ride home
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Title:
more mountain roads
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Title:
cashew tree painting in an overpass
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Title:
our first dinner out (1)
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Title:
our first dinner out (2) -- featuring picanha, of course!
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Title:
Our server really didn't want us to touch the utensils.
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Title:
This is a serving for 2!
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