http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/La-Campana-National-Park/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Chile , Valparaiso Region , La Campana National Park en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:34:39 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:34:39 UTC Last Saturday four of us got up early to take a trip to La Compana a National Park in Chile. At 800 a.m. which I assure you is VERY early in Chile I met up with my friends Magee and Weston. From there we walked several blocks to the metro station to meet our fourth hiker Katie. After purchasing our tickets we waited for the train which would take us to Limache about an hour away. On http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/La-Campana-National-Park/blog-260797.html A long thin countryWhen you look at Chile on a map its strange shape makes no sense. From Arica in the north to Puerto Williams in the south Chile reaches over 4000km in length. Interestingly the official centre of Chile is not just south of Santiago as you might expect but way down south in Punta Arenas as the official bottom of the country is at the South Pole Chile takes its Antarctica c http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/La-Campana-National-Park/blog-244183.html After travelling for weeks through relatively rural Chile we found ourselves in Santiago for a few nights. It was quite a culture shock to be in the capital city. We took full advantage of big city delights cheap internet going to the cinema and riding the subway Soon though we were back in another national park we just cant get enough of these places La Campana between Santiago and Valp http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/La-Campana-National-Park/blog-243649.html Het dorpje Olmue ligt vlakbij het natuurpark La Campana. Dagelijks rijden we met een klein busje collectivo naar de ingang van het park. We maken er prachtige wandelingen en hebben inmiddels de hoogste top beklommen Cerro Campana 1.880m. We verblijven in een hostelleria dat al in 1890 door Duitse immigranten is opgezet. http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/La-Campana-National-Park/blog-220941.html Daddy Visits his Girl in South AmericanbspSouth America raquonbspChile raquonbspParque Nacional Campana By ChileOutJune 18th 2007DianaI am a very lucky lass. My wonderful father was able to come down from North Carolina all the way to lil' old Santiago de Chile for a week NOT enough to visit his only daughter. The trip was unforgettably memorable to say the least and to be sophis http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/La-Campana-National-Park/blog-170456.html At the risk of confusing my readers who are aware that I am currently in the United States I am sending the following entry describing a hike that occurred in Chile during the month of November. Two months ago when I traveled with Simon and Merete to Parque Nacional Campana we hiked halfway to the peak stopping at La Area de La Mina. We arrived too late in the day to summit so were forced to tu http://www.travelblog.org//South-America/Chile/Valparaiso-Region/La-Campana-National-Park/blog-103428.html