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Sven W in South America

In July / August 2009, Sven and three friends from Adelaide (Kirsten, Peter and Jenny) travelled for 28 days through South America. This blog contains Sven's photos and [brief] commentary from this trip.

Nazca - Gold Extraction Tour

The second day in Nazca was a blur of excursions. The first was a tour of a business that processed ore (mined outside of Nazca) to extract gold. The ore was crushed into a fine powder by a bunch of guys rocking a boulder back and forth. A few basic chemical processes where then applied to the slurry to remove various impunities.


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Locations / Excursions

  • ▼  2009 (32)
    • ▼  September (32)
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      • Santiago - stopover
      • Lima
      • Lima - Presidential Parade
      • Pisco
      • Pisco - Ballestas Islands
      • Ica - Huacachina Sand Dunes
      • Nazca
      • Nazca - Gold Extraction Tour
      • Nazca - Inca Pottery Tour
      • Nazca - Chauchilla Cemetery
      • Arequipa
      • Arequipa - Santa Cantalina Convent
      • Colca Canyon
      • Cuzco
      • Machu Picchu - Trek
      • Machu Picchu - Ruins
      • Amazon Jungle (via Puerto Maldonado)
      • Puno
      • Lake Titicaca - Taquile
      • Lake Titicaca - Amantani
      • Lake Titicaca - Uros
      • [En route to] La Paz
      • Buenos Aires
      • Buenos Aires - Caseron Porteno
      • Buenos Aires - La Boca
      • Buenos Aires - San Telmo
      • Iguazu Falls - Argentina
      • Iguazu Falls - Brazil
      • Return to Adelaide