Category: Latin America

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Recife, Brazil

Port of Recife

January 1987

Arrived on schedule just about 24 hours from Minneapolis. Arrived too late for meetings today so took a swim and am having dinner in my room – and bed early. I’ll join the group tomorrow. My hotel is very nice and right on the beach. A nice vacation spot, too bad I have to work.

Love, Bill

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El Salvador

Los Chorros, Republic of El Salvador

April 1967

Due to hotel problems, etc, here, we decided to go to Antigua in Guatemala for the weekend. Back here on Monday eve. This afternoon we went for a swim here (Los Chorros) and for picnic. Now boarding PAA for Guatemala.

Love, Bill

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Costa Rica

Tortuguero National Park, Green Sea Turtle

Dear

I keep meaning to write you guys – email I mean, but anyways – thank you for the letters you sent me! It is always very nice to get mail from people that you love. Things are going pretty well here – I love the students in the program and I am very excited about my project. Snorkeling on the coast.. I have been getting up very early each morning and going to bed around 9 pm. W/ the chickens they say here. I have been to San Jose two times – it still is pretty big and confusing. Every day I ride a University bus to school – which is always an experience especially when you have to stand in the aisles. I’ll be working in Cahuita Nat’l Park and Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge – if you want to find them on your map. I am slowly starting to comprehend mas Espanol, but my speaking abilities are still a bit lacking.

Love, Allie

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Lima, Peru

1970

Hi

We are here for the moment en-route Buenos Aires. So far so good. Have not heard from or about your weekend – will have to wait till we return from Rio the 9th.

Love, Va

Anticona (4,820 m.) – The highest normal gauge railway in the world crosses this landscape in the Sierra