Cerro Castillo (2313m)

On the road with Maximum Velocidad

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December 14th 2005
A visit from the sponsors is always a tricky affair. Do you shower them with Champagne or impress them with your cunning frugality in the spending of their money ? Ideally both, which with good wine in Chile available cheaply seemed to be entirely possible. For this section of our trip we have been joined by Kim´s Dad Steve and his newly betrothed Margaret. Both have just retired this summer and ... read more

South America » Chile

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more