I rented a car in Santiago and drove over 3000 kilometers through the country. At my furthest point in the city of Castro on Chiloe Island, I was futher south than anywhere in Australia, Africa and most of New Zealand. Why Chile? It is said:
"When God created the world he had a handful of everything left: mountains, rainforests, deserts, oceans, cactus, lakes, glaciers, volcanoes-and he put it all in his pocket. But there was a hole in this pocket, and as God walked across heaven it all trickled out, and the long trail it made on the eath was
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Send Private MessageHi there. Great blog on Chile. I can't wait until I get there (finally!) next year! Keep up the good work.
Incredible photos Stephen, as usual. Your blog captured much of Chile's charm, great read!
Spent some time on Menorca Espana. Fond memories. This is GOOD. Thanks again for posting it.
Felicitaciones por tus fotos.........muestran la variedad de paisajes de ChileĦĦĦĦ
Chilean women are great. All beautiful, friendly, and...truth be told, not at all "difficult". Untapped natural resource!
thanks for the beatiful words about my country,i am from chillan,and i am glad u like my country, i like yours to ,right know i am living in sandpoint,idaho and i really miss chile,but i found your website and i saw all the pictures,makes me feel happy.
muchos gracias minedy! Me parece que Sandpoint esta una lugar majestuoso. Los Rocky Mountains esta unico para America, oajala que se gustarlo! Yo necisito mas tiempo alla tambien. Gracias otro vez, mas gallerias de mi ultimo viaje en Chile(april 2007) muy pronto!
What a well written and informative blog. Thanks, sincerely, for writing it.
this is so good, thanks for this
page n pic about my town : vilcun is my life
n the mountains of the country
thanks this makes me feel happy
that you got to visit PN Conguillio. We were hoping for some up close volcano action but the park was closed (and is still closed I believe)
chile is such a lovly place. i saw that u never had pictures of la laguna san rafael...did u not go and visit that? its such a lovly journy i did it...i come from chile and went back there in 2005 till 2007
No I didn't visit the Laguna San Rafael! I'm saving it for a later time. :) It looks incredible though, I cant wait to explore all of the Carretera Austral Region someday!!
