Destination: Chile

Chile Day 4 - Vino y Cafe!

Fri, 9 May 2014 | By larasumera | Views [552]

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 >

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Chile Day 3 - Las Tias

Thu, 8 May 2014 | By larasumera | Views [608] | 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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Travel

Thu, 8 May 2014 | By verosotorodriguez | Views [114] | Scholarship Entry

I'll never forget the day my Father took me up to the Atacama dessert in the North of Chile, where I grew up. While we were in the car he told me how we were from there, how my great Grandfather who has my Dad's name married an Aymara girl. Then I remembered ... Read more >

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Chile Day 2 - Mezcla!

Wed, 7 May 2014 | By larasumera | Views [529]

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!

Tue, 6 May 2014 | By larasumera | Views [527]

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

Mon, 5 May 2014 | By larasumera | Views [438]

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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Photos: South America

Sat, 3 May 2014 | By experiencemillionaire | Photo Gallery

Our two-week homestay in Pucon, Chile

Sun, 27 Apr 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [512] | Comments [1]

Homestay is where you live with a local family in their house, as one of the family. You eat with the family and spend time with them. It is a really great way to get to know a little about the local culture. We stayed with a lovely couple, Monica and ... Read more >

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The cruise, but it was just a ferry across Lake O'Higgins. You get what you pay for.

Sat, 26 Apr 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [1405]

They loaded more and more bicycles on that ferry - there were two ferries and this was the cheaper version. That boat will make it, but I actually had to convince myself...it looked old, very old and creaky/cranky. Our cheerful captain kept disappearing ... Read more >

My Jeinimeni Adventure

Sat, 26 Apr 2014 | By experiencemillionaire | Views [223] | Scholarship Entry

‘I’ll never forget the day that I was left stranded in Lago Jeinimeni National Reserve, Chile. Well, not just me, but a group of eager adventurers. While volunteering in Chile Chico, our group leader, Tim, decided we should explore the surrounding National ... Read more >

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O'Higgins!!!!!!! (February 7th)

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 | By margitpirsch | Views [1260]

We set out in a leisurely manner - O'Higgins (saying it out loud in a british sort of way is kind of fun....try it!). The sun was out and what looked like a drowning world only yesterday was looking new and hopeful this morning on February 7th. We reached ... Read more >

Photos: Chile

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 | By bennylunes | Photo Gallery

Tags: santiago sanpedro atacamadesert valparaiso arica puertomontt

Journey to the top of an active volcano!

Wed, 23 Apr 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [791]

Whilst in Pucon, we went on a guided climb to the top of Villarrica, one of Chile's most active volcanoes. This perfectly-shaped volcano (just how we used to draw them at school) looms over the town and despite erupting every 10 years or so, life goes ... Read more >

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WAKE UP

Tue, 22 Apr 2014 | By liferoutes | Views [190] | Scholarship Entry

I just spend the weekend in Concon, a nice beach near Viña del Mar. The weather was perfect, so I walked near the beach and breathe the sea breeze. The nature always makes me think about life in different aspects.Here we go. A couple of months I finished ... Read more >

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Salted Gringos from the Desert

Tue, 22 Apr 2014 | By winginitkiwi | Views [195] | Scholarship Entry

It’s 4am in the Atacama Desert, and my mate Pat and I are sitting in the back of a jeep belonging to the Carabineros, the police force of Chile. The emptiest black of night engulfs us from all sides, except for a high ridge in front which is illuminated ... Read more >

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