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Through the Eyes of the Condor: An Aerial Vision of Latin America |
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Blue Parallel recently finished coordinating the logistics for a 2-year aerial photography project with National Geographic photographer Robert B. Haas, covering the most spectacular highlights of South and Central America. The project’s goal was to capture the diversity of the region, ranging from the natural beauty of Andean snow-capped peaks and turquoise Caribbean seas, to man-made urban and remote cultural sites, in an exceptional effort to gain international recognition for this vast area of the world.
Our function spanned from researching and implementing itineraries with
detailed information on country destinations, base choices, flight circuits,
aircraft providers, personnel, contract work, permits required to fly over
and photograph national parks, as well as arranging hotels and ground transportation, and the overall support for the twelve
trips involved.
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The following countries were photographed as part of this project: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Chile and Argentina.
Haas’ spectacular images have recently been published by
National Geographic in the highly-anticipated book
“Through the Eyes of the Condor”, which was released in September.
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Experience for Yourself these Rare Views from the Air |
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Blue Parallel clients can now enjoy exclusive aerial sightseeing of wildlife, natural wonders, and areas where access is difficult or restricted, such as:
- Nurse sharks, manta rays and manatees swimming in formation in Belize
- The diverse wildlife along the Taboco River (Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil) including marsh deer, giant anteaters, Jabirus storks, capibaras, blue macaws, green and red macaws, egrets, rhea and caimans
- Archeological sites from the Mayan empire in Yucatan, Belize and Guatemala and pre-Inca sites in Peru including Chan Chan (the largest adobe city) and Chavin
- Looking down on the majestic flight of the condor and other magnificent birds in Torres del Paine National Park in Southern Chile
- Pink Dolphins swimming in the Negro River, Amazon, Brazil
- Isolated parts of the Cordillera Blanca in Peru including many inaccessible glaciers (eg the impressive Kinzl Glacier), multi-coloured lagoons and lakes
- Beautiful formations of flamingoes in the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, and in the multi-colored lagoons of Southern Bolivia
- Alpacas, vicuñas and llamas in the Atacama Desert and around
Lake Titicaca in Peru
- Looking down on the beautifully-colored lava flows and into the craters of active volcanoes including Pacaya in Guatemala, Villarrica in Chile, Darwin, Sierra Azul and Wolf in the Galapagos Islands, and Cotopaxi in Ecuador
- Large groups of cattle being herded by cowboys or the uninhabited and isolated parts of the Pantanal in Brazil (between Cuiaba and Corumba to Campo Grande) where there are just miles of marsh land, swamps and lagoons
- Los Glaciares National Park and all other Argentinean National Parks including Patagonia’s penguin colonies, whales, sea lions and dolphins
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