Tag: Chile
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Bolivia and Salar de Uyuni – el ultimo dia
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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…
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Bolivia and Salar de Uyuni
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An early start this morning and a pick-up time of 7.30am where we joined several others in a transfer coach which took us up to the border with Bolivia. When I say ‘up’, I do mean up, as it was a constant climb all the way to the border. Despite…
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San Pedro de Atacama
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Flying into Santiago de Chile across the impressively high peaks of the Andes was quite a surprise. Coming from the rich, verdant and multi-rivers of Argentina to what, from the air, appeared an almost barren, brown landscape. Some terracing on mountain slopes suggested vineyards. Having become accustomed to the virtually…