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BlueCollar

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63. Peru

Fri Mar 8, 2013, 01:29 PM

Mar 2013

Anywhere that hasn't been built up.

For sheer range of diversity - the Pacific coast and the coastal desert, the cordillera negra and blanca ranges in the Andes, the altiplano between them, lake Titicaca, and the jungle on the east coast of the Andes.

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Most beautiful place in the world, to you ? [View all] steve2470 Mar 2013 OP

Southeast Alaska, the panhandle nt Broken_Hero Mar 2013 #1

It's stunning down there. Blue_In_AK Mar 2013 #9

stunning... kardonb Mar 2013 #38

I hope you guys have fun. Broken_Hero Mar 2013 #39

I'll let you know about the McDonald's. Blue_In_AK Mar 2013 #41

I haven't been there in...hell, 19 yrs. Not much to see, but their bad eagle park Broken_Hero Mar 2013 #42

They flock around Homer like that, too. Blue_In_AK Mar 2013 #45

YES! Especially the rainforest area around Thane! arbusto_baboso Mar 2013 #158

I can only talk about places I've physically been to aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2013 #2

I've backpacked at Kings Canyon Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2013 #73

Corsica! OldEurope Mar 2013 #118

I would really like to visit Corsica. I thought Sicily was quite nice (except for Catania). CTyankee Mar 2013 #145

Just any place in Italy is beautiful to me. Especially if it is by the ocean and near southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #154

the view of taormina is stunning. I was undone by its sheer beauty... CTyankee Mar 2013 #157

Beautiful pictures. I swear god made such a beautiful country. What history all southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #159

I loved Palermo, too. Great city. Just beautiful. CTyankee Mar 2013 #160

Me too. I love going to the little side villages. You can find some really good buys. southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #161

thanks for the heads up about Capri. I was scheduled to go there but had a complication from CTyankee Mar 2013 #163

Well you have to at least go to Capri once. The water is so beautiful and you don't have southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #164

nice memories, belle! CTyankee Mar 2013 #165

At least go once. Also the Alfma kind of like Capri. Of course I love the water. Guess you southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #166

Oh, I hear ya! I love these Italian cities and towns...really special and nice...beautiful, too... CTyankee Mar 2013 #167

Natural the art is awesome and the churchs. southernyankeebelle Mar 2013 #168

home Kali Mar 2013 #3

That is beautiful, Kali! csziggy Mar 2013 #7

Baja Arizona ChazInAz Mar 2013 #86

Depends on my mood, I guess DFW Mar 2013 #4

Any places there are mountains. RebelOne Mar 2013 #5

For me would have to be the Grand Tetons altho Yosemite is a runner up....... truegrit44 Mar 2013 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Blue_In_AK Mar 2013 #8

I've been so few places union_maid Mar 2013 #10

Alaska, of course. Blue_In_AK Mar 2013 #11

awesome pics ! nt steve2470 Mar 2013 #14

Oh wow...hard choice(s) Sekhmets Daughter Mar 2013 #12

Tulum, Mexico. a la izquierda Mar 2013 #13

What is not to like? The sea resort of the Mayans. kwassa Mar 2013 #95

I've been there!! OrwellwasRight Mar 2013 #103

I was there on my honeymoon, as well. kwassa Mar 2013 #106

Hope your marriage turned out better then mine! OrwellwasRight Mar 2013 #107

It is still current! Not past. kwassa Mar 2013 #109

So yes, it turned out better. OrwellwasRight Mar 2013 #110

was there riverbendviewgal Mar 2013 #129

Yosemite Valley DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2013 #15

I have three... MiddleFingerMom Mar 2013 #16

I've been to those mountains. HeiressofBickworth Mar 2013 #43

Yes, northern Michigan . . . CrazyOrangeCat Mar 2013 #68

Southeastern Utah CrazyOrangeCat Mar 2013 #17

Say hello to the Mrs'es for me!!! MiddleFingerMom Mar 2013 #31

One Mrs. was plenty for this cat . . . CrazyOrangeCat Mar 2013 #67

Nice and Cannes MrScorpio Mar 2013 #18

I stayed at the Hotel Westminster in Nice. aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2013 #90

Alaska mokawanis Mar 2013 #19

Beautiful shot. Blue_In_AK Mar 2013 #24

Sorry to say I don't know mokawanis Mar 2013 #30

You can't really make a bad choice when you come up here. Blue_In_AK Mar 2013 #35

That more or less confirms what I was thinking mokawanis Mar 2013 #36

Scotland, Ireland, or Wales. Aristus Mar 2013 #20

Hands down, it is Scotland. RebelOne Mar 2013 #66

i've only been to scotland fizzgig Mar 2013 #125

If you have been to Loch Ness, it will definitely take your breath away. RebelOne Mar 2013 #131

El Dorado County, CA Throd Mar 2013 #21

Lake Agnes Tea House, Lake Louise, Alberta. I lived up at this tea house & showered applegrove Mar 2013 #22

Thank you BillStein Mar 2013 #69

Did you go up to the teahouse at applegrove Mar 2013 #85

years ago BillStein Mar 2013 #149

That's a long hike. Good for you. applegrove Mar 2013 #150

Beautiful. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #105

Aw. That looks like heaven. Too cold to swim at the teahouse though. It makes for a cold shower. But applegrove Mar 2013 #108

Maine (in the summer) XRubicon Mar 2013 #23

Northern Maine...in the winter! Very...peaceful! nt MADem Mar 2013 #133

Yosemite, Point Lobos, Big Sur kwassa Mar 2013 #25

Andrew Molera park across from Big Sur during the Monarch migration. lark Mar 2013 #84

great pictures Incitatus Mar 2013 #101

Grand Tetons. Na Pali coast, Kauai. And ... the view from my home office. mainer Mar 2013 #26

Jackson Lake, Grand Tetons National Park, Wyoming Sedona Mar 2013 #27

I agree. GentryDixon Mar 2013 #99

Pailoa Bay at Waianapanapa State Park in Hana, Maui Sedona Mar 2013 #28

Two... rrneck Mar 2013 #29

The Florida Keys are my favorite. Islamorada totally rocks! In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #32

Key West is more rocking. RebelOne Mar 2013 #89

I musta been to Key West over 20 times in my life. It was fun. In_The_Wind Mar 2013 #100

My daily commute Sedona Mar 2013 #33

La Jolla Cove Sedona Mar 2013 #34

I have three favorite places Janecita Mar 2013 #37

Newark lovemydog Mar 2013 #40

I love Newark!!! Janecita Mar 2013 #47

Thanks for pointing that out! lovemydog Mar 2013 #59

New Jersey Performing Arts Center. Janecita Mar 2013 #61

Also has Branch Brook Park NoGOPZone Mar 2013 #83

Anywhere I can see my partner's smile. Behind the Aegis Mar 2013 #44

The Antarctic Peninsula Gabby Hayes Mar 2013 #46

Summer in the Kingdom Mopar151 Mar 2013 #48

County Wexford, Ireland. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2013 #49

Aguas Calientes, Peru sinkingfeeling Mar 2013 #50

No single place, but I love LWolf Mar 2013 #51

Canaima National Park Nitram Mar 2013 #52

Ichetucknee Springs, Florida Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #53

Been there several times! Liberal Jesus Freak Mar 2013 #77

It's good for a hot summer day! Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #80

Yes it does! Liberal Jesus Freak Mar 2013 #91

I've gone in the winter. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #92

I went to school near there. secondvariety Mar 2013 #141

All these beautiful places... Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #54

bummer :/ hugs bro nt steve2470 Mar 2013 #82

Rio de Janeiro Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #55

hawaii.....this happens to be maui but choose an island! dmoyer Mar 2013 #56

My parents went to Kauai last year. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #62

The Na'Pali coast in Kauai is absolutely stunning. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #72

Your paernts are right DFW Mar 2013 #97

Snowdonia National Park in North Wales geardaddy Mar 2013 #57

the Huntington Beach pier Bertha Venation Mar 2013 #58

Hey, another HBer aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2013 #64

Hey!! Bertha Venation Mar 2013 #75

Almost as nice as Seal Beach Pier. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #65

I love it when the ocean spreads out flat like that, Bertha Venation Mar 2013 #76

Thanks! SunSeeker Mar 2013 #102

So homesick!! Bertha Venation Mar 2013 #121

Do you surf? kwassa Mar 2013 #94

body surf only Bertha Venation Mar 2013 #122

Its nickname is Surf City aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2013 #123

Erm, anyone mention the smokey mountains yet? Neoma Mar 2013 #60

Peru BlueCollar Mar 2013 #63

i love these threads, steve. thank you. i love look at all the pictures. more, i want to move seabeyond Mar 2013 #70

you're very welcome, i love them too :) nt steve2470 Mar 2013 #81

the Canadian Rockies grasswire Mar 2013 #71

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My WIfe's Eyes Sherman A1 Mar 2013 #87

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Of the places I've been, it's pretty hard to beat the Canadian Rockies..... marmar Mar 2013 #96

My neck of the woods. pengillian101 Mar 2013 #98

Anything with crystal clear blue waters Trascoli Mar 2013 #104

very awesome photos everyone, keep them coming please ! nt steve2470 Mar 2013 #111

Lake Tahoe, Olympic Peninsula, Zion, Mammoth Lakes kwassa Mar 2013 #112

Napali Coast of Kauai KauaiK Mar 2013 #113

I loved Kauai Taverner Mar 2013 #128

there is no place like home. Dorothy was right. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2013 #114

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In bed, with a woman. cliffordu Mar 2013 #117

Crater Lake jeffrey_pdx Mar 2013 #119

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Koh Chang, Thailand - but not today Taverner Mar 2013 #127

lived in the keys for 7 months riverbendviewgal Mar 2013 #130

The wild lakes of northern Maine. canoeist52 Mar 2013 #132

Did you paint that? pengillian101 Mar 2013 #134

Yep, it's done in pastels. canoeist52 Mar 2013 #135

Reminds of of the BWCA in northern MN. pengillian101 Mar 2013 #136

Oh yeah! That a great painting right there. BWCA would be my ultimate dream retirement area. canoeist52 Mar 2013 #137

Kaneohe bay, Oahu and holy loch Scotland... rppper Mar 2013 #138

Moorea Tahiti AsahinaKimi Mar 2013 #139

Wow. Spectacular but aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2013 #140

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Full moon over Deerfield Beach, FL, pretty nice! elleng Mar 2013 #144

My garden. juajen Mar 2013 #146

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Wherever I can see the faces of the ones I love. n/t TygrBright Mar 2013 #148

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great high definition photo, thanks ! nt steve2470 Mar 2013 #153

The Himalayas matt819 Mar 2013 #155

home Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #156

Western Australia Jean Louise Finch Mar 2013 #162

very last kick nt steve2470 Mar 2013 #169