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South America » Chile » Atacama » Copiapó September 18th 2008

Heres how they do the national holiday in Copiapó... (we had the whole week off from school for the holiday on the 18th)... read more
Let the festivities begin!
Pia playing with bottlecaps
starting off with some Cueca

South America » Chile » Atacama » Copiapó September 14th 2008

On friday at school there was a big fiesta for the national holiday (which is on the 18th). They really go all out for this holiday... there were lots of decorations, costumes, dances and food at school and then we have the whole week off from school this week. I took about a million and a half pictures of the dances, especially because some of my friends were dancing in a cueca competition of some sort (cueca is the national dance) but this is just a small selection of the pictures. ... read more
Little Pascuan Dancers
Little Pascuan Dancers 2
Sola Singing

South America » Chile » Atacama » Copiapó September 14th 2008

Some pictures from going out into the dunes to fly kites with some friends and some pictures from later that day at the birthday party of a friend from my class- Pachy (Patricia). We had a great lot of fun dancing and joking around and taking silly pictures all night long... ooh and eating REALLY REALLY delicious cake (although unfortunately I think I caught something in santiago last week because my stomach has been funny and eating has been kind of painful) (this is from last weekend... sorry for the long delay... I went to south to La Serena for three days and then the rest of the week was spent celebrating the national holiday... and hopefully i´ll get blog entries about those up soon!)... read more
Cami
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Volantines volando!

South America » Chile » Atacama September 12th 2008

YOu would think that passing over a border into another country by about 100m would not make that much difference....oh how wrong we were! Within 10mins of getting on the bus at the Chilean/Bolivian border we started to notice a massive difference. First of all the roads have tarmac...almost unheard of in Bolivia and there are safety barriers on the sheer drop side of the mountains! We have never felt so safe! We came into Chile thorough the Atacama desert....apparently the driest desert in the world desending steeply into the small village of San Pedro de Atacama. Before entering the village the bus was stopped at customs so we could get our passports stamped and have our bags searched to ensure we werent carrying any ´presents´from Bolivia. Even though we signed a declaration to say we ... read more

South America » Chile » Atacama » Copiapó September 11th 2008

some more pics from the dunes and a few from school mostly from last week and the weekend before last (p.s. Debby- I cant figure out how to respond to your message, but i´ll try to get some more pictures of me up here... I know i have a few from Santiago that Mamá took on her cell phone!)... read more
Con las chicas
Kim and me
Nati and Me

South America » Chile » Atacama » Copiapó September 11th 2008

Unfortunately three more of the puppies got sick and died, but thus is nature I suppose. My uncle brought them to the vet but there wasn´t much to do for them I guess. However the two beautiful little black ones are still alive and doing really well. And they´ve grown a lot! When I left for Santiago I could fit one in my cupped hands, and now they´re much more than a handful! Their eyes just opened aswell! They are just soooo sweet with their little wrinkly noses and chubby feet! I am still spending a lot of time out in the dog house, and Nutela continues to leave me with them a fair amount... actually she has been leaving them alone a bit aswell... she gets pretty bored with them. Also the other guard dog, ... read more
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South America » Chile » Atacama September 2nd 2008

Fantastic shopping, modern cities, friendly people, romantic paradise, beautiful landscapes, new travel companions, and lost in translation are the few words I can use to describe my introduction to the wonderful country of Chile. The capital of Chile, Santiago is nothing how I imagined. Its a shoppers paradise with the latest designer cloths outlets, massive shopping malls and quaint cafe´s lining the narrow streets. While the Gondola provides spectacular views of the city and the snow covered Andes, you can easily lose your time wondering the maze of streets and hectic markets looking for the next bargain. Its incredibly easy to get around the city, with one of the most efficient subway systems I have ever had the privilege of riding. I love this city and its people. Santiago is such a cool place to hang ... read more
Dolphins - Awww
What A Poser
I See Dead People!

South America » Chile » Atacama » Copiapó August 29th 2008

Last weekend I went out to the Dunes with my sister Cata and two friends... they were absolutely gorgeous and it was so stunning to look out at the mountains and dunes around us when we climbed up one of the dunes. It was great fun rolling around in the sand (a bit like going to the sand pits in the summer) and the sand was sooooooo fine! It was more like rolling around flour! Afterwards, even after showering I still had sand EVERYWHERE though! I still have some in ears.... looks like I´ll always have a little bit of Chile with me, cause we´re going to the dunes again this weekend (and plus I don´t think I´ll ever fully get the dust out of my lungs... it´s so dry and dusty!). And you might notice ... read more
Dunes 3
Dunes 2
Dunes 4

South America » Chile » Atacama August 27th 2008

Vandaag onze laatste ochtend in San Pedro de Atacama en die besluiten we rustig aan te doen: ontbijten in het hostal, onze koffers pakken, uitchecken en rond 10 uur gaan we op pad. Onderweg naar Calama, waar we vanavond slapen, maken we een ‘tussenstop’ bij ons vriendje bij het uitzichtspunt van Valle de la Luna. Wat koekjes, brood en water en hij heeft ook ontbijt gehad…. Dan naar het beginpunt van Valle de la Luna. Door dit gebied, dat er uitziet alsof je door een vallei op de maan (tjsa, originele naam he?) rijdt, loopt een route van zo’n 15 a 20 km. We stoppen bij de ‘3 gezusters’ voor wat foto’s en daarachter is nog een mineralenmijn. Wat een glinsteringen hier. Doorrijden totdat we bij het ‘amphitheater’ zijn met een schitterend uitzicht op de Licancabur. ... read more
02-'No Pasar'
03-Glimmertjes....
04-Valle de la Luna

South America » Chile » Atacama August 26th 2008

Vandaag heel, heel vroeg opstaan: om half 5 gaan we rijden…. 100 km naar het noorden, richting El Tatio. Want men zegt dat het het mooist is bij zonsopkomst…. Dus zitten we om half 5 al in de auto. En koud dat het is…. 1 gr. Celsius….. Maar het wordt nog kouder…. Op een gegeven moment zegt de thermometer: -15 gr. Celsius….! Maar genoeg over de temperatuur. Want de weg naar El Tatio is veel, veel spectaculairder…! Over een hele smalle ‘weg’ (eigenlijk is de weg zo breed als 1 auto) gaan we zigzaggend omhoog van zo’n 2400m naar zo’n 4300m. Maar de ‘weg’ is niet alleen heel smal, maar ook nog vol kuilen, gaten en ribbels (over snelheidsbeperkingen gesproken…)! Als we bijna bij El Tatio zijn worden we (of misschien alleen Silvia, want Dirk rijdt ... read more
02-El Tatio voor zonsopkomst
03-Koud he Dirk
04-En Silvia heeft het ook koud...




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