The last city on our trip was the capital of Chile, Santiago. It’s a good city for walking around and has a lots of history. This is the presidential palace, Palacio de La Moneda, where the worlds only democratically elected Marxist…
Chile – Valparaiso
After the beach, we had a long journey from the sea, inland to Santiago, then back to the sea again. A nice port town called Valparaiso, about 1 hour from the capital. Lots of nice artwork on the walls and…
Chile – Pichilemu
We headed to the number one surf town of Pichilemu in Chile. It had black sandy beaches. The town had seen better days, but the place that we stayed and the beach was nice. A good relaxing few days. This…
Chile – Santa Cruz
After the beauty of the Chilean lake district we headed north into the middle of Chile. First we stopped at Chillán, which had a nice plaza. Then we caught a train to Talca, a rare treat after all the bus…
Chile – Pucón
There were three hot springs around Pucón. This was the least posh, but was beautiful. There were pools of varying temperature, this one was like a big bath. We went for a walk in Huerquehue National Park, it was beautiful.…
Chile – Puerto Varas
From Bariloche, we crossed the Andes over to Chile, through the snowy border crossing. Puerto Varas is a small town with lots of good hiking nearby. We set off for Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, near Volcán Osorno. It’s a very…
Chile – San Pedro de Atacama
After our three day trip through the salt flats, we arrived in San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. It’s a small town in the middle of the Atacama desert. We did a tour into the desert, a place called Valle de…