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Apr 1, 2009
Mummies and Me
A while back I was looking around the deserts of southern Peru when I came to this small military outpost.
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Mar 31, 2009
Equator
I’m sitting on the Equator or so this monument thinks. When GPS first became available to civilians, I bought one and headed to the Amazon to do some exploring.
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Mar 30, 2009
Me and an Embera friend
A couple of months ago a friend of mine from Panama told me I had to meet his son and let him show me how much he knew about the jungle along the upper Chagres River.
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Mar 25, 2009
Alligator Hole River Manatee rescue
Wednesday March 25, 2009 Some time ago I was contacted—while in Ghana—by folks from the U.S. and Jamaica, who wanted me to rescue a land locked manatee in Jamaica. Others had tried but failed.
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A person crouches near the base of a sand dune while aiming a camera offscreen
Twelve travelers and guides pose on a platform overlooking a vast valley below
Many monarch butterflies fly overhead among the treetops
A view of treetops far away where a bird's vibrant feathers make it visible despite the distance
Staff member Debbie Jordan standing behind a conference table decorated with Holbrook-branded signage and handouts
A Galapagos Penguin mid-jump over volcanic rock and seawater
A llama stands on a path with the stone walls of an archaeological site in the background
A woolly monkey balances in the branches of a tree, its limbs outstretched and tail wrapped around a branch overhead
A group of Holbrook staff members pose and smile at the camera outdoors
Multiple people on a forest trail look through binoculars and scopes at something outside the frame
Side view of an adult hippo and calf partially submersed in water
An elevated walkway surrounded by low trees and shrubs with a lake in far background and blue sky with puffy clouds
Staff member Jamie DeVoe poses on an overlook with a volcano and town in the background
Office building with elevated deck and tiered landscaping
Selfie of staff members Kevin Van Dien and Sandy Schmidt smiling
A motmot perches on a tree branch
Upward view of 12 people standing in a circle, smiling down at the camera, with an ornate ceiling above them
A Geoffroy's tamarin sits on a tree branch with its mouth open