the South American pickup truck…

As I sort through my photographs from South America some quite nice collections are emerging.. today it is the South American pickup truck, something of a favourite topic of mine and the vehicle that enables the South American economy and that, in a sense perhaps, defines each country… :-) Argentina was the best place, the mostly desert climate preserves legions of artfully battered old americana… Chile has mostly crisp, modern Japanese stuff, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador were mostly populated with knackered Japanese stuff albeit with one or two exceptions.. and there a few gems in Colombia too. Here are my favourite truck-featuring photos (not all!) in no particular order… most have been seen before but I think it is fun to look at them as a collection..

Baños, Ecuador

 

Villa de Leyva, Colombia
Juliaca, Peru
Mendoza, Argentina
Barrancas, Argentina
Humuhuaca, Argentina
Humuhuaca, Argentina
Jujuy, Argentina
Jujuy, Argentina
Salta, Argentina

Salta, Argentina
San José de Jachal, Argentina
the license plate above belongs to this..with those colours something a chameleon truck in the streets of San José
Buta Ranquil, Argentina
Puerto Montt, Chile
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Rio Grande, Argentina
Rio Grande, Argentina
Chilean Tierra del Fuego
Villa Tehuelches, Chile
Puerto Natales, Chile
Puerto Natales, Chile
El Chaltén, Argentina
El Chaltén, Argentina
El Chaltén, Argentina
Villa O’Higgins, Chile
Chaitén, Chile
Ancud, Chile
Osorno, Chile
Villarrica, Chile
Ushuaia, Argentina
Puerto Natales, Chile
El Chaltén, Argentina
Cerro Castillo, Chile
Ancud, Chile

 

tomorrow perhaps groovy old motorcars.. or bicycles :-)

 

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