Month: September 2013

30 September We are up and out by 6:30 to get the sunrise pictures. Our destination is Rainbow Valley (Valle del Arcoiris)–about an hour’s drive. Rainbow Valley is a series of hills that display countless colors as a result of the minerals in the rock and soil. Prolific copper reserves result in incredible shades of green. Iron… Continue reading Chile trip 30 September 2013

29 September 2013 We have a long peaceful sleep and we are ready to start our trip to the Atacama Desert. We meet up with Rex at breakfast; he arrived at the hotel late last night. It is really nice to see him. Rex headed up our photography trip to Patagonia in April 2012. This… Continue reading Chile trip 29 September 2013

Here we are in Santiago, Chile! And the Santiago we find now is very different from the Santiago we visited in April 2012. The “old” Santiago was crowded, uninteresting, and devoid of restaurants and interesting sites. This “new” Santiago has parks; neat restaurants; and great crowds of people walking, talking, biking–it is exciting and lovely.… Continue reading Chile trip 28 September 2013