Almost.....

I`ve made it to Argentina! Hardly though, as I am in the border town of La Quiaca waiting for my 10pm departure. My final bus ride will take 32 hours. People a long the way keep asking if I`m tired, and the answer right now is ¨yes.¨ I`m spent, but I think it has more to do with a battle between me and the amoebas/parasites/bacterial infection currently in my stomach (went to the hospital for the diagnosis on Tuesday and thanks to some meds I`m MUCH better now.....but the battle is not over). This plus drastically changing altitudes, a stuffy nose and less than ideal rest on buses have worn me out. I was talking to myself on a park bench yesterday and didn`t realize it for 5 minutes. It could easily have been 10.

With that in mind, I think this is a great time to look back on the amazing experience that has left me physically beaten up, but internally stronger and more committed to the pursuit of peace. Here are some of my favorite pics of the beautiful people and places whom I have met a long the way:

(Ah! Total tease and I apologize. After waiting for a long time for pictures to upload I`ve found out that nowhere in La Quiaca is the internet fast enough to upload pictures. So, I`ll do this right away when I arrive to Buenos Aires.)

UPDATE:
1. Rotary International rep in the beautiful center of Xela, Guatemala.
2. My room in Santa Lucia Cotzulmalguapa, Guatemala
3. Sunset in Sunzál, El Salvador
4. Sunrise in El Alto Aguacate, El Salvador
5. Entering Nicaragua on a bike cart
6. Marlón and co-worker who helped him ready the sack. El Porvenir, Nicaragua
7. A colorful barrio in the hills of Medellín, Colombia
8. Celebrating an Atlético Nacional goal. Medellín, Colombia
9. ¨Political power comes from the streets, not the ballot boxes.¨ Quito, Ecuador
10. Beautiful view during the bus ride to Guaranda, Ecuador.
11. Peeling potatoes with viejitas in Lima, Peru.
12. Dark and dingy lucha libre. La Paz, Bolivia

note: I lost my photos from 1-3 to 1-15 and my camera broke after La Paz.