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    Teatro de la salitrera, sigue siendo hermoso by: nortina Views[323] The infamous guanacos of Torres del Paine National Park. by: bananamariasouthamerica Views[411] The The once thriving oil town of Cerro Sombrero now almost appears post-apocalyptic to modern day visitors. It was an artificial town designed to house the huge numbers of miners and their families that were once required to maintain the thriving fossil fuel industry in the area but in recent years its population and funding have dropped in proportion to the regions production. This church is one of the few buildings that is still used and maintained; around it lie huge gymnasiums, theatres, swimming pools and community centres that have since fallen into various states of disrepair. It stands as a physical reminder of Chile's new shift towards renewable energies as the cure for its soaring energy requirements and desire for energy independence. Incidentally, the people of Chile are becoming more and more engaged in the countries energy direction and legislation. Chile's primary source of renewable energy, hydroelectric, has come under the spotlight due to its environmental impacts and an increasing awareness of the fact that the vast majority of energy in the country is used to power its Northern copper mines rather than for the energy requirements of its citizens. by: askdsn Views[799] Tierra del Fuego bears the scars of natural gas and petroleum exploration. Chile has always been nervous about its reliance on neighbouring countries, particularly Argentina, for it's non-renewable energy resources. From the 1940's Tierra del Fuego accounted for the vast majority of Chile's fossil fuel production and was considered particularly important at the time as renewable energy sources, which have now become a significant and sustainable source of Chile's energy, were far less developed. From the regions economic heyday in the mid to late twentieth century the countries focus on renewable energy and less productive reserves have reduced the physical presence of this part of the regions past. However its legacy is still very visible, as you can see from this image of one of the many remaining on-shore oil wells. by: askdsn Views[956]
     
    Just across Magellan's Strait lies the Pali Aike volcanic area, a reminder of the impressive natural forces which have shaped the local landscape. While millenia of erosion has left only remnants of volcanic activity behind in this particular site, with the Andes mountains nearby it's a poignant reminder of how small incremental changes, as simple as erosion from rain can, over timescales of such length to be unrecognisable to humans, reduce thousands of metres of mountains to the landscapes seen in this image. by: askdsn Views[587] Tierra del Fuego consists primarily of an expansive archipelago, separated by spectacular fjords, with a larger landmass on its Eastern side. On the North-Eastern side the landscape is primarily grassland steppe and cold climate desert. As we moved across towards the North-Eastern side of the island we came across a lone Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) as the sun began to set while rain fell in the distance. The Guanaco is a camelid and is the wild form of the more commonly known domesticated Llama. It is still widespread across wild areas of Southern South America. by: askdsn Views[557] The southern tip of South America is also the vast continents largest island and is known as Tierra del Fuego or 'Land of Fire'. It is separated from the mainland by Magellan's Strait, coined by the Portugese explorer Ferdinand Magellan when he was commissioned by the Spanish to lead exploration to the East Indies. To reach the Pacific Ocean from Europe he travelled across the Atlantic and found Magellan's Strait which enabled access to the Pacific without going down towards the treacherous waters off nearby Antarctica. Being in such close proximity to Antarctica, at the time Magellan passed through Tierra del Fuego there would have been many colonies of King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), which can grow to one metre tall. However, the waves of colonisation that ensued resulted in such pressure from humans on their populations from land clearing, development and even as food and for export, that none would remain in the not too distant future. In recent years, however, a colony has returned to a protected bay off the north-western coast of Tierra del Fuego, and while not yet remarkably successful they have managed to produce a few offspring. This photograph was taken very early one morning and was the second time we had gone to observe the colony. On this occasion we were early enough that no other humans were around and the normally cautious penguins, which prefer to stay on the opposite side of a small river to their human observers, decided to cross the river en masse and explore their surrounds. We sat there, completely still, as troupes of them came right up to us, seemingly as curious about us as we were of them. These four came within metres of me and started singing a song while one of them turned around, seemingly to conduct their musical endeavour. Moments later they continued their exploration, however that moment is one that I will never forget. by: askdsn Views[708] The view on the bus ride from Salta to San Pedro de atacama, chile by: wanderlustkiera Views[293] SURF CHILE PICHILEMU by: lilygipsy Views[652]
     

    Welcome!

    USA | Mon, 7 Dec 2015 | By indigochile | Views [426]

    Hello! Thank you for your interest in my trip to Chile this summer. I will be updating more frequently as the trip approaches (May 2016) and promise to keep you updated! (If you would like to donate $10 to help me fund my trip, you can go here: ... Read more >

    Tags: adventure, chile, exchange, osorno, sister city, spanish, study abroad, teaching english, travel, volunteer

    Photos: Welcome to Chile!

    CHILE | Thu, 2 Jul 2015 | By finally | Photo Gallery

    After a month in Bolivia, we are just starting to discover Chile. One of the first impressions we had arriving in San Pedro de Atacama in Chile was everything is much more expensive (easily 3-4 times more for food, accommodation, excursions, etc.) than ... Read more >
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    Tags: chile, death valley, moon valley, san pedro de atacama

    Photos: Tierra del Fuego - Land of Fire

    CHILE | Sun, 2 Nov 2014 | By askdsn | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    My name is Gus and I am a passionate explorer, tailor and photographer. As someone who has always loved to observe nature, discovering photography gave me the tools to focus on details and context that can sometimes be missed by observation alone. After ... Read more >
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    Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship, chile, church, guanaco, king penguin, nature, penguin, south america, tierra del fuego, wildlife

    Chile Day 4 - Vino y Cafe!

    CHILE | Fri, 9 May 2014 | By larasumera | Views [512]

    This morning we visited a winery called Concha y Toro.  A beautiful vineyard, just at the end of their harvest.  There is a part of the vineyard that they have specifically for tourists like us to come through and pick grapes off the vines.... Read more >

    Tags: chile, coffee, wine

    Chile Day 3 - Las Tias

    CHILE | Thu, 8 May 2014 | By larasumera | Views [570] | Comments [1]

    Today we finished the flower bed.  It was wonderful to know we were making this once broken-down place into a beautiful site where a community can come together and fellowship.  At home, we take for granted how safe and relatively clean our ... Read more >

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    Chile Day 2 - Mezcla!

    CHILE | Wed, 7 May 2014 | By larasumera | Views [498]

    Today's task was all about the mezcla y cemento!  My favorite.  ...no, but really.  I remeber being in the Dominican Republic and surprising all the machismo muchachos with my enthusiasm with mixing cement by hand, having no problem getting ... Read more >

    Tags: chile, mezcla

    Chile!

    CHILE | Tue, 6 May 2014 | By larasumera | Views [479]

    May 6, 2014  Day 1 – We probably went to bed around 1:30, and I work up at 7:15 this morning. We're 3 hours ahead of California. Our team went to El Faro this morning, a church/school building on which we are doing renovations. It is the ... Read more >

    Tags: chile, el faro, maipu, santiago

    Heading to Chile

    CHILE | Mon, 5 May 2014 | By larasumera | Views [395]

    Travel Day We've been traveling for the better part of about 15 hours now. We're in Panama City at the airport waiting for our flight to Santiago. I'm tired, but still so excited. This last flight was about 3 hours long, but it was a ghost flight, ... Read more >

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    Frozen Moments

    CHILE | Tue, 2 Jul 2013 | By jmg | Views [420]

    It sounds like a cliché, but life is made of moments. Moments that you can either keep in your mind and you're heart, or forget. And for me, this last summer was all about family moments, and I didn’t want to lose them. So I took my camera ... Read more >

    Tags: boats, chile, moments, rain, sights, south, trekking

    Photos: My Scholarship entry - Patagonian Andes

    CHILE | Sat, 29 Jun 2013 | By gmunozs | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

    I like photography, nature and travels since I was a child. Three years ago photography became an important part of my life, because I got my first Dslr camera, since then I’ve been shooting every scenery, situation and people with my camera, trying to ... Read more >
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    Tags: 2013, channel, chile, geographic, greenland, national, patagonia, photography, scholarship, travel

    The end of the road – Northern Chile (San Pedro de Atacama, Copiapo, La Serena, Caldera, La Serena,

    CHILE | Mon, 31 Dec 2012 | By kamzam | Views [2404] | Comments [1]

    Crossing into Chile from Bolivia is like crossing into a different world. After 20 meters there is an actual paved road, border crossing no longer consists of make shift building in a middle of nowhere and there are pavements. Civilization has its ... Read more >

    Tags: bahia inglesa, chile, copiapo, la serena, on the road, punto choros, san pedro atacama, valle del luna, valparaiso

    Groundhog day

    ARGENTINA | Sun, 23 Dec 2012 | By jess_dan | Views [856] | Comments [7]

    Dear All,  Wow, I can’t believe how fast the year has gone! It felt like only a few months ago we were at Kelli and Jackson’s wedding super excited because we had finally found a venue and date for a wedding AND decided on our amazing ... Read more >

    Tags: argentina, chile, qantas, travel.

    Homage to Patagonia

    ARGENTINA | Sat, 31 Dec 2011 | By elis82 | Views [2304]

    Since we arrived in Argentina, a lot of Argentinians have been asking us if we were planning to visit Patagonia. I guess that Patagonia is for Argentinians what the Outback is for Australians – a large, sparsely inhabited area, where life can be tough ... Read more >

    Tags: argentina, chile, fauna, hiking, patagonia

    Santiago Dec 2011

    CHILE | Wed, 14 Dec 2011 | By sally-annephillips | Views [963]

    I’m back! – With an over-packed suitcase and poor Spanish grammar, here I am. And I’m loving it! Before I came, I deliberately played down the excitement to myself – I worked up until a few days before I left and purposely didn’t organise too many ... Read more >

    Tags: chile, santiago, south america, travel

    Off the Beaten Path: Patagonia, Chile

    CHILE | Thu, 20 Oct 2011 | By OffTheBeatenPath | Views [7550] | Comments [1]

    Many, many avid hikers and nature lovers come to Chile to visit Patagonia. However, most of the time, their destination is the one and only Torres del Paine National Park. Flights to Punta Arenas are expensive, as are hostels and hotels in the area.... Read more >

    Tags: chile, off the beaten path, patagonia, south america, travel

    Goodbye Chile!

    CHILE | Mon, 8 Aug 2011 | By rachelina | Views [2574] | Comments [1]

    Embracing my American ties on a Chilean 4th of July My planned three weeks in Chile, split up by time in Bolivia ended up being a solid month and a half thanks to my ankle´s decision to stop working. While I hadn´t planned to have so much time ... Read more >

    Tags: chile, leaving, on the road again, pisco sours

    I went to Easter Island and all I got was the best place in the world

    CHILE | Wed, 3 Aug 2011 | By rachelina | Views [2432]

    Anyone who talked to me in the six months or so before I left on my travels will know I was fanatically obsessed with the fact that I was going to Easter Island and that I spent a considerable amount of time going on about it - to the point that my ... Read more >

    Tags: camping, chile, easter island, isla de pascua, moai, rapa nui, tongariki

    The Navimag is NOT a cruise

    CHILE | Tue, 26 Jul 2011 | By rachelina | Views [1814]

    The ship´s map system, informing us we´d reached the Glacier I realise I haven´t properly explained what the whole Navimag shebang really is, so here is a quick explanation: As Lonely Planet was at pains to point out repeatedly, the Navimag is ... Read more >

    Tags: chile, glacier, laguna san rafael, navimag, puerto montt

    Isla de Chiloé - Shingles, microbuses and curanto

    CHILE | Sun, 17 Jul 2011 | By rachelina | Views [8109]

    Chiloé, Chile - the second largest island in South America, home of one of the most distinct architectural styles in Chile and famous for its wooden churches and permanently overcast weather. Having read two seperate guidebooks talking it up as ... Read more >

    Tags: castro, chile, chiloe, quinchao, solo travel

    Kissing in Chile (No, this isn´t a seedy description of my love life)

    CHILE | Sat, 16 Jul 2011 | By rachelina | Views [2421]

    Saying hello in Chile can sometimes descend into farcialness. Although a seemingly simple cultural concept, my month and a bit in Chile has made me realise how difficult it can be. Like many other places in the world (sometimes it feels like New Zealand ... Read more >

    Tags: chile, cultural customs, kissing, santiago

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