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Mon, 10 Nov 2008 | By eburguera | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 9 Nov 2008 | By eoghancito | Views [1387] | Comments [1]
The border between Bolivia and Chile isnt really anything apart from 2 flags and a place where the road begins, the 4x4s turn back to the desert and the minibuses pick you up to take you to the oasis of Atacama. Not a passport check in sight - that all ... Read more >
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Sun, 9 Nov 2008 | By eburguera | Views [707] | Comments [8]
Pues resulta que al ser domingo, esta todo cerrado en Concepcion. Nos dimos un paseo y eso, pero de momento nada interesante que contar. Manana empieza el congreso y las excursiones. It turns out that mostly everything is closed in Concepcion on Sundays.... Read more >
Sun, 9 Nov 2008 | By eburguera | Views [778] | Comments [4]
Hola a todos, Ya llegamos a Santiago!!! y sin ninguna incidencia, mas bien todo lo contrario, Lan Chile funciona de maravilla y estamos encantados en el...Starbucks (!!!) del aeropuerto. En 20 min salimos para Concepcion, y ya tenemos restaurante fichado ... Read more >
Wed, 5 Nov 2008 | By ivanci | Views [868]
Our decession to continue from Bolivia to San Pedro in Chile was the biggest mistake we have made. San Pedro is small ex-mining town of not more then 3000 people at foothills of altiplano on the north tip of Atacama desert. This is hot, extremely dry ... Read more >
Sun, 2 Nov 2008 | By oogs_mich | Views [366]
We are now out of South America after 4 months and REALLY enjoying English & understanding EVERYTHING and also how clean, green and neat it is here in New Zealand! Since our last email we have managed to see quite a bit...we spent 10 days in and ... Read more >
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By all04h | Views [1264]
In front of the Justice Ministry is one of Chile's few monuments to Presiedent Salvador Allende, with his arm outstretched. This conttoversial work of public art pays homage to the man who died in La Moneda during the artillery and rocket seige that ... Read more >
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By all04h | Views [1575]
The best approach to the Palacio de la Moneda is from the northern side of the vast , paved Plaza de la Constitucion, three blocks east and south of the Plaza de Armas. From here you can appreciate the perfect symmetry and compact elegance of this low-... Read more >
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By all04h | Views [12610]
The Plaza de Armas is the centre of Santiago and the country, both literally -all distances to the rest of Chile are masured from here -- and symbolically. It was the first public space laid out by Pedro de Valdivia when he founded the city in 1541 ... Read more >
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By all04h | Views [812]
The northern edge of this 3000-square kilometre basin covered by a vast crust of aline minerals lies some 10 km south of San Pedro. ?The largest salt flat in Chile, SALAR DE ATACAMA is formed by waters flowing down from the Andes which, unnable to escape ... Read more >
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By aj | Views [1222]
We booked our jungle tour quickly. The first place we went to were offering a really cheesy touristy tour which included a dubious "shaman", indigenous people of questionable heritage, and a nice comfortable lodge. Pass. We were seeking the ... Read more >
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By all04h | Views [2663]
From Puerto Chacabuco, a 200-kilometre boat ride through the labyrinthine fjords of Aisen brings you to the dazzling San Rafael glacier, spilling into the broad Laguna San Rafael. The journey -- four to sixteen hours, depending on type of craft -- is ... Read more >
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By all04h | Views [1795]
15 kilometres west of Puerto Aisen, the busy port of PUERTO CHACABUCO sits dramatically on a natural harbour enclosed by craggy, jagged peaks brushed with snow. Scanning this panorama, it's almost impossible to distinguish any outlet to the sea, so ... Read more >
Fri, 31 Oct 2008 | By all04h | Views [1420]
After passing Puerto Varas, the Panamericana begins to run out of land. It approaches a large bay where the central plain, the valley which has run for thousands of kilometres down Chile between the Andes and the coast, slips gently under the sea.... Read more >
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 | By tpara | Views [432]
I decided to stay in La Sirena for a couple of days, just to compose myself and regain some energy. The endless desert roads and the constant battering from the wind, the stress of punctures and chain problems had tired me out more than i imagined. I ... Read more >
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