Licancabur volcano.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Chile - San Pedro de Atacama - October 11 to 15
The lizard Fabian can be seen in this region of Chile.
Chile - San Pedro de Atacama - October 11 to 15
Church of the village of Machuca where we stopped on our way back from the geysers.
Chile - San Pedro de Atacama - October 11 to 15
Vicunas. Those animals look like lamas, but they have shorter hairs, are all the same color, are smaller and wild. Lamas are bigger, can be of different colors and are not wild.
Chile - San Pedro de Atacama - October 11 to 15
The geysers were everywhere. The boiling water is very useful to boil milk for our breakfast. Just before sunset is when the geysers are the most active.
Chile - San Pedro de Atacama - October 11 to 15
Geysers were part of our visit. We got up at 3:30AM to reach the geysers at sunrise. The geysers are at more than 4400 metres high.
Chile - San Pedro de Atacama - October 11 to 15
While at San Pedro we also visited lagoons, the lagoon of Chaxa with its flamingos and those of Miscanti and Minique. On the picture it is the lagoon Minique. Those lagoons are at more than 4000 metres high.
Chile - San Pedro de Atacama - October 11 to 15
Valley of the moon at sunset. The brown part on the picture is a sand dune. It is so perfect that it is hard to imagine that it is natural.
Chile - San Pedro de Atacama - October 11 to 15
We went down this valley and crossed those rock formations to reach the valley of the moon. We can see the presence of salt that is everywhere in the region.
Chile - San Pedro de Atacama - October 11 to 15
After 18 hours on a bus we arrived at San Pedro de Atacama, a typical little town. We chose a charming little hostel.
Chile - Vicuna and the Elqui Valley - October 9 to 10
Typical house of La Serena, Chilean town on the coast.
Chile - Vicuna and the Elqui Valley - October 9 to 10
Church of Pisco Elqui. small village where is made pisco. With pisco brandy is made the famous cocktail Pisco Sour. It is made with pisco, beaten egg whites, lemon and sugar.
Chile - Vicuna and the Elqui Valley - October 9 to 10
The Elqui valley in which we can find vineyards for wine and the famous pisco. This brandy is famous in Chile adn Peru.
Chile - Vicuna and the Elqui Valley - October 9 to 10
The Elqui valley from the Mamalluca Observatory where we observed the stars and full moon at midnight. This region of northern Chile gets more than 300 days of sun per year. This is why numerous astronomical observatories were built in the region.
Chili - Vicuna and the Elqui Valley - October 9 to 10
After a few hours in a bus we arrived at Vicuna, a small town typical of Chili at the edge of the Elqui valley. On the picture this is the tower of the municipal building of Vicuna. Vicuna is also the name of an animal here who looks like a lama.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Chile - Santiago - October 5 to 8
Typical street in the animated district of Bellavista. The famous Chilean writer Pabli Neruda lived in this district where one of his house is now a museum.
Chile - Santiago - October 5 to 8
We flew to Santiago and admired the city at sunset from Cerro St Cristobal.
Chile - Easter Island - October 2 to 5
Moai at Hanga Roa. The mysterious civilisation of Easter Island will continue to fascinate those who are passionate about history and archeology.
Chile - Easter Island - October 2 to 5
House of Orongo. By the size of the doors it looks like they were small.
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Chile - Easter Island - October 2 to 5
The village of Orongo restored. The tribes stopped believing in the power of the Moais (statues seen everywhere on the island) and started the ceremonies of the bird-man (challenging competition that gives the title of bird-man to the winner). Those ceremonies were performed at Orongo.
Chile - Easter Island - October 2 to 5
View of a motu from the volcano Rano Kau. We are between the crater and the cliff where the remains of the tribal village of Orongo are.
Chile - Easter Island - October 2 to 5
After French Polynesia we flew to Easter Island to have another view of Polynsia. The coast of this island is surounded by cliffs and volvanic rocks.
French Polynesia - Moorea - September 20 to October 1
Typical lagoons and bungalows of luxury hotels of French Polynesia.
French Polynesia - Moorea - September 20 to October 1
On our way to a dive we were lucky to see dolphins and a humpback whale. On the picture this is the whale.
French Polynesia - Moorea - September 20 to October 1
In a lagoon in front of a motu (small island made of sand on a coral reef).
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