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I have to interrupt our travel report from South America for a moment with a current post.

Very, very similar pictures are popping up everywhere at the moment, showing a person as a small plastic action figure, complete with various accessories originally packed in a sales package. These images are usually all generated with AI. Except for a small independent trend where artists make their own versions of their action figures; often drawn, but also folded from paper, crocheted or modelled from plasticine.

Here is my take on this phenomenon:
The Garstl action figure. 100% AI-free. Completely classic, manual image retouching.

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#Garstl

#StarterPack
#StarterPackNoAI
#NoAI
#noaiart
#SupportHumanArtists
#actionfigure
#handmade

#WestendPuppets
#puppets
#puppetry

As already mentioned, in Paracas the desert meets the ocean.
There is nothing in between. The small town of Paracas, of course. But in terms of landscape, the beach merges directly into the desert.
But let's not forget the sea. Fantastically beautiful.
And penguins! We were very excited about that! Penguins in the wild!
The most famous sight is of course the so-called candelabra of Paracas; a geoglyph whose shape is actually a little reminiscent of a three-armed candlestick.This approximately 170 metre high carving is over 2000 years old.
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1/3 A group of over a dozen black and white Humboldt penguins stand on a barren rock. Their distinctive shape and the stark contrast of their plumage stand out well against the blue sky behind them. A Peruvian gannet flies in the sky.

2/3 The candelabra of Paracas seen from the sea. Blue ocean in the foreground. A white and red boat enters the picture from the left. In the background the rocky cliffs. Their ochre colour merges directly into dune-like sand hills.
A large geometric figure is carved into the soft sand. It is reminiscentof a three-armed candlestick, or three ears of grain sharing a common stem.

3/3 Turquoise water in the foreground. A rocky island. Cliffs shoot up steeply and form an almost levelled plateau. In the centre of the picture, an almost perfectly semi-circular arch cut out of the stone by wind and water, making the cliff look like a bridge.
Seabirds circle in the sky.
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#penguins
#Pinguine
#Geoglyph
#candelabrum
#ocean
#desert
#Wüste
#coastline
#Peru
#SouthAmerica
#Südamerika
#Sudamerica
#Paracas
#SlowTravel
#ReisenSieMitDrKühn

A group of over a dozen black and white Humboldt penguins stand on a barren rock. Their distinctive shape and the stark contrast of their plumage stand out well against the blue sky behind them. A Peruvian gannet flies in the sky.

The candelabra of Paracas seen from the sea. Blue ocean in the foreground. A white and red boat enters the picture from the left. In the background the rocky cliffs. Their ochre colour merges directly into dune-like sand hills.
A large geometric figure is carved into the soft sand. It is reminiscentof a three-armed candlestick, or three ears of grain sharing a common stem.

Turquoise water in the foreground. A rocky island. Cliffs shoot up steeply and form an almost levelled plateau. In the centre of the picture, an almost perfectly semi-circular arch cut out of the stone by wind and water, making the cliff look like a bridge.
Seabirds circle in the sky.

Adda loves our lodge! The complex of several palm leaf-covered wooden cabins is built entirely on stilts - as protection against floods and all kinds of creatures that are at home in the jungle.
The cottages are connected to each other by a system of covered walkways and bridges, so that the entire small village appears to float above the ground.
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1/5 Adda, a small, fluffy creature with white fur stands on a covered walkway made of wood, which branches out in different directions in the depth of the picture.

2/5 Another of the covered bridges. It leads straight into the depths of the picture, where it ends at an airy cabin.

3/5 A footbridge branches out in the centre of the picture. One branch leads to a cabin, another part ends in the background in front of another cottage.

4/5 Part of the lodge seen from the outside. Two wooden cabins on stilts. In front of them is a palm leaf-covered, roofed footbridge connecting the two cabins.

5/5 The main building of the lodge. Also a simple hut on stilts. A staircase with several steps leads up to the entrance door. To the left and right of the building, footbridges lead to other parts of the lodge.
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#AddaIsATroublemaker
#AntaresAmazonLodge
#AmazonLodge
#AmazonRiver
#Amazonas
#Jungle
#Rainforest
#Peru
#SouthAmerica
#Südamerika
#Sudamerica
#SlowTravel
#ReisenSieMitDrKühn
#WestendPuppets
#puppets
#puppetry

Adda, a small, fluffy creature with white fur stands on a covered walkway made of wood, which branches out in different directions in the depth of the picture.

Another of the covered bridges. It leads straight into the depths of the picture, where it ends at an airy cabin.

A footbridge branches out in the centre of the picture. One branch leads to a cabin, another part ends in the background in front of another cottage.

Part of the lodge seen from the outside. Two wooden cabins on stilts. In front of them is a palm leaf-covered, roofed footbridge connecting the two cabins.

We finally arrived at our home for the next five nights: The Antares Amazon Lodge!
Garstl and Adda are already very excited! And our lodge couldn't be more perfect! Modest, simple, super cosy!

Picture description:
1/4 Garstl with his pink shaggy fur stands in front of a simple wooden cabin built high on posts. Stairs lead up to the front door. Next to it is the lettering ‘Antares Amazon’ in large letters.

2/4 Another simple wooden cabin, also on stilts. Instead of window glass, shimmering green mosquito nets are stretched in front of the windows.

3/4 The inside of the wooden cabin. A large king-size bed is freshly made up with bright white linen sheets. A white mosquito net is strung over the bed.

4/4 An aerial view of the area. A complex of seven simple, palm leaf-roofed cabins is located directly between the river and the dense, green jungle. The individual huts are connected by covered walkways.
Handwritten notes are written on the picture next to some of the cabins: Our cabin, lounge, kitchen, hammock cabin.
A text note at the edge of the picture: Thank you, Antares Amazon Lodge www.amazonperujungle.com for allowing us to use this picture.
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#WestendPuppets
#puppets
#Garstl
#AddaIsATroublemaker
#AntaresAmazonLodge
#AmazonLodge
#AmazonRiver
#Amazonas
#Jungle
#Rainforest
#Peru
#SouthAmerica
#Südamerika
#Sudamerica
#SlowTravel
#ReisenSieMitDrKühn

Garstl with his pink shaggy fur stands in front of a simple wooden cabin built high on posts. Stairs lead up to the front door. Next to it is the lettering ‘Antares Amazon’ in large letters.

Another simple wooden hut, also on stilts. Instead of window glass, shimmering green mosquito nets are stretched in front of the windows.

The inside of the wooden cabin. A large king-size bed is freshly made up with bright white linen sheets. A white mosquito net is strung over the bed.

An aerial view of the area. A complex of seven simple, palm leaf-roofed cabins is located directly between the river and the dense, green jungle. The individual huts are connected by covered walkways.
Handwritten notes are written on the picture next to some of the cabins: Our cabin, lounge, kitchen, hammock cabin.
A text note at the edge of the picture: Thank you, Antares Amazon Lodge www.amazonperujungle.com for allowing us to use this picture.

Love them all! 😃
Lamas: cute.
Alpacas: over-cute!
Vicuñas: cuteness overload!!!

The Plaza de Armas in Iquitos.
Iquitos is a lively city. The rattle of motorised rickshaws can be heard from everywhere.
The unique thing about the city is that it is so far away from civilisation in the Amazon basin that it can only be reached by plane or boat across the river.
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A palm-fringed square at dusk. In the background a church tower, in the foreground several motorised rickshaws. The front part is that of a moped, to which a two-seater tubular frame bench on two wheels has been welded at the back.
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#ReisenSieMitDrKühn
#SlowTravel
#AmazonRiver
#Amazonas
#Iquitos
#Peru
#SouthAmerica
#Südamerika
#Sudamerica

A palm-fringed square at dusk. In the background a church tower, in the foreground several motorised rickshaws. The front part is that of a moped, to which a two-seater tubular frame bench on two wheels has been welded at the back.

Welcome to the Amazon!
The view is stunning!
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#ReisenSieMitDrKühn
#SlowTravel
#AmazonRiver
#Amazonas
#Iquitos
#Peru
#SouthAmerica
#Südamerika
#Sudamerica

A shot from an aeroplane window: deep dark green jungle down to the horizon. A wide, brown river meanders in narrow loops through the dense green. You can recognise some clouds.

What a great view. Very similar to what we experienced on our flight to Iquitos.

"Thinking with the heart"
More #StreetArt in Barranco, #Lima.
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#SlowTravel
#Peru
#SouthAmerica
#Südamerika
#Sudamerica
#ReisenSieMitDrKühn

The lettering ‘Pensar con el Corazón’ in colourful, curved letters as graffiti on a wall

Adda in front of a colourful mural about coffee growing at the #PukuPukuCafe in Barranco, Lima, Perú.
(...And no, of course Adda doesn't get any coffee!)
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#puppets
#AddaIsATroublemaker
#WestendPuppets
#SlowTravel
#Peru
#SouthAmerica
#Südamerika
#Sudamerica
#ReisenSieMitDrKühn

Adda, a small white, furry creature, stands in front of a colourful mural on the subject of coffee cultivation

"And live just from love and the sea"
"Und nur von Meer und Liebe leben"
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#Lima
#ReisenSieMitDrKühn
#SlowTravel
#Peru
#SouthAmerica
#Südamerika
#Sudamerica

A turquoise-coloured wall with graffiti of a yellow bird with a speech bubble with the text "Y vivír sólo de amor y mar"

Qué maravilla!!!
Cuanta gente! Me hubiera encantado marchar con ustedes, pero habíamos salido de Buenos Aires dos días antes.

😍👍

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