Posted in Chile on Jan 16th, 2009
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Frutillar
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A regret – Camping in Central America – Expensive campsites – Camping in style
Our only regret on this trip is that we haven’t camped much. Camping because its beautiful, not camping to save money, that is. There’s a certain ‘je ne sais quoi’ about setting up the essentials in a place of beauty. Eating fine food in the shadow of the Andes. Sleeping on the shores of a turquoise blue lake. Some things are just better appreciated outdoors. I don’t particularly care for peanut butter jelly sandwiches, for example. But, have them on a hike after a few hours of exertion looking out over mountains fringed by araucaria trees and they are like manna from heaven.
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Posted in Argentina, Chile, Picture of the Day on Jan 11th, 2009
The worst border crossing of the entire trip – The Chile-Argentina border close to Parque National Aconcagua.
Six hours waiting in line just to get to the customs and immigration post – this has got to be the worst border crossing that we have encountered. At least the touts and con men in Central America are of entertainment value! Here, at about 10,000 ft, we had to provide our own entertainment; which we did by watching “Scanner Darkly” and “Life of Birds“.
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Posted in Argentina, Chile, Picture of the Day on Jan 11th, 2009
The worst border crossing of the entire trip – The Chile-Argentina border close to Parque National Aconcagua.
Six hours waiting in line just to get to the customs and immigration post – this has got to be the worst border crossing that we have encountered. At least the touts and con men in Central America are of entertainment value! Here, at about 10,000 ft, we had to provide our own entertainment; which we did by watching “Scanner Darkly” and “Life of Birds“.
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The worst border crossing so far
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Posted in Chile on Jan 8th, 2009
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Ascensor Monjas
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Colorful maze – Port on the Pacific – Poets and artists – Yummy seafood
Colorful. Maze. Steep. Food. If we had to pick words to describe Valparaiso, these come readily to the mind. Valparaiso is Chile’s major seaport on the Pacific ocean. With a narrow strip of land and many hills with colorful houses forming a dramatic backdrop, it reminds me a little of San Francisco.
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Posted in Peru on Jan 5th, 2009
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Going to Church.
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A strong grip – Malevolent forces – Pishtacos – Bloody Illustrations
Sometimes when I read a book it gets a hold on me and I can’t stop thinking about it. About three weeks ago I read “A Death in the Andes“, by Mario Vargas Llosa, and The themes explored by the Peruvian author have had quite an impact on me. The novel is set in 1980’s Peru, at a time when the Sendero Luminoso or Shining Path was active.
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