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JohnS did some exploring of the city, taking in a historical walking tour while JG visited the the 64 story, 300 metres high Gran Torre Santiago providing panoramic views of the city and beyond. The suggestion is that this represents the growing economy of the country. Certainly in the section of the…

It’s 5am, the cars are loaded and we are heading off in the pitch dark to the lake. Of course, because there is no light pollution here, the night sky is absolutely amazing. Jam-packed with stars to the extent that there is hardly a space between them and shooting stars a plenty. It’s a salient…

After breakfast at 7am we loaded the cars and headed off on the adventure for day 2. This was a day of visiting more lakes and rock formations. Clearly the area has been subject to a great deal of volcanic activity over past millennia and the shapes of the volcanoes are clear to see. This has also…

5am and I am looking around the village in the early morning light. There is electricity to the various houses, many with earth floors, and I am wondering what they do for heating. There is a general absence of chimneys on the houses and there are no trees in the desert area for fuel and although it’s…