Water Shrine
These arequite common along the roads in the drier parts of the country. They are dedicated to the memory of a woman who followed her husband while he was fighting in the independence war to help him out with supplies. However she got lost and ended up dying of thirst. To honour her and so that they may never befall the same fate the locals place bottles of water at shrines dedicated to her memory. We added some of our own before moving on.
Blog: Borders, Buses and Rental Cars
Date: January 2nd 2006
Date: January 2nd 2006
The Journey to Middle Chile - 9 buses, 72 hours of travel
The Atacama frontier between Chile and Bolivia is a vast arid high altitude plain dotted with the occasional dormant volcano. There is little physical evidence of the border and the transition from one country to another included a visit to the Bolivian border control (Chilean border control was further down in the town). However ... read moreComment on Water Shrine
We are South Africans who have been living in London for 6 years. On our way back home we have decided to take a seven month detour via a couple of places we have always wanted to visit / would not get the opportunity to visit once settled in SA.
We love wildlife and the wilderness.
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