by Richard Quinn | Apr 15, 2021 | Archaeology, South America
The primary occupation of all early humans was the gathering of food. For most, it was a full time job, while others had it easier, but none of them ever advanced beyond the basics until they found a way to solve that basic problem, by creating a reliable, sustainable...
by Richard Quinn | Apr 8, 2021 | Archaeology, South America
Colombia is the only country on the South American Continent that touches both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. The northern, Atlantic coast is considered a part of the Caribbean, and it’s much as you might expect: white sand beaches and palm trees, an azure sea,...
by Richard Quinn | Oct 8, 2020 | Archaeology, Historic Photos, South America
October, 1971 The first time I saw Bahia Concha was in October of ’71, when my buddy Paul drove me out there in a borrowed Land Cruiser. He’d been talking about the place for as long as I’d known him; it was like his personal holy grail. A dig that...
by Richard Quinn | Sep 11, 2020 | Archaeology, Historic Photos, South America
Bahia Concha, “Shell Bay,” is a sheltered cove on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, located in the Tayrona National Park, just ten miles as the condor flies from the city of Santa Marta. It’s part of a protected ecological preserve where development...
by Richard Quinn | Sep 6, 2020 | Archaeology, Historic Photos, South America, Travel
Machu Picchu, the Lost City of the Incas, is a 500 year old complex of ruins located deep in the Andes of south central Peru. In 1983, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in 2007, it was voted as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. In gaining...
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Tumaco: Snarling Beasts and Raging Demons
Canyon de Chelly: Blue Bull and Mummy Cave
Canyon de Chelly: A Timeless Journey into the Heart of the Navajo Nation
Mexican Road Trip: Cancun, Tulum, and the Riviera Maya
Canyon de Chelly: Antelope House Ruin
A Serendipitous Sunset at Shiprock
Dreaming of Denali
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Antelope Canyon: Conjuring a Beam of Light: Take 2
Tumaco: From Out of the Flood
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