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Isla negra......I finally took in the last of the three. Isla Negra is one of Pablo Neruda's houses and the one I liked the best (although I am biasd to living by the sea).
My guide book said Isla Negra is a sleepy little village, but I thought it was just part of one long streach of developed coast. But no doubt during Neruda's time it was a little village.
Isla Negra is the typical rabbit warren like his other houses, it is also just as full of stuff, but it didn't feel as cluttered as the other two. His figure head collection is impressive.
Another little excursion from santiago I´d reccomend would be up the Cajon de Maipo.
It 's a beautifull little valley a few hours from santiago, with hot springs, and a glacier walk.
Although getting there can be a little difficult. Buses leave regulary on the weeked to los banos maroles, but not during the week. I found this out the hard way, after beening sent to three different bus terminals in Santiago, and wasting half the day. Almost no body seems to know how to get to los banos maroles.
So, in the end
I had to take a micro to El Vocan, a little dot of a town, and hitch a ride in one of the trucks that service the mine way up at the end of the valley.
For anyone who finds this page from a text search, you take the bus from the XXXX terminal, which is at the XXXX stop on line XX of the metro. Many buses on the weekend to the banos, but none during the week, os in that case go to El Volcan. It costs twice the price to take the bus all the way to Los banos than to get off at El Volcan, which is only a few maybe 5-10 minutes drive way. If you are a miser like me, hop off at El Vocan, and hitch up to banos Colinas and pass the others on the way back- but then how many people would do that to save US$5.
Also, getting back can be a bit tricky after feburary when the return bus stops running, so hitch back to el volcan for the return 5.30pm bus or hope for a ride in private tour vechile.
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Joge
Nerudas grave
at Isla Negra. Fitting overlooking the sea arrived back in chile a week of so before me to have his second wedding and apply for his canadian residency visa.
you'll remember his first one from XXXXX back in November. None of his family could be there for his wedding in Canada, so this was there chance to celebrate the ocasion.
It was a nice wedding up in Tome, a little north on Concepcion, next to the ocean.
I won't bore you with the details, but Mum, you'll be pleased to now that when Jorge tossed his glove over his shoulder (which for some strange reason means the catcher will be next to marry) I caught it. The bad news is that it will probably be a chilean wedding since I caught the glove here in chile.
I hope the woman who catchs the brides bocauge doesn't have any significance on the type of girl I'll get.... the woman who caught Mandy's bocuage isn't really my type.
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I went down to Puerto Montt to visit with Coni who you'll remember from XXXX.
15 hours on a bus to visit someone should reward some time with the visitantee, but for some reason
I'm not really buying, Coni never showed up to the meeting place.
I guess she knew that this time I really did bring my own table tennis paddle.
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Volcan Puyehue is just out of Entre Lagos, and is fairly accesable on short notice.
After having wasted a few days I deciede some camping was in order. Volcan Puyehue is around 2990 metres, and has some thermal springs and guysers as well.
In typical fashion I went without knowing eactly where I was going and made things a bit harder on myself. I had to do days 2 and 3 in one day. Sadly I missed out on seeing the XXXX, as I ran out of day light.
So just to save someone else a bit of trouble:
If you are in Osorno, you need to take a bus to anticura, which unless you can find someone else on the bus who is going there, will cost you two tickets (they won't go there on a single fare). Or try and scab a ride with one of the international Pullmen buses that head accros to Argentina viva this route. Get of at
the community of Caulle.
This is really a three day walk, even 4, if you take your time, not a 2 day trip as I thought.
The first climb to the refugio is about 5-6 hours up a horrible and steep track. From the refugio to the sumitt is about 2-3 hours and from the refugio to Los Banos is about 4.5 hours. The first hour for both destinations is the same track.
The XXXX are a few hours walk past Los banos.
You can do the summit and los Banos in one day like I did if you get up early enough and walk your butt off.
It's really esay hitching back to Entre Lagos or Osorno on one of the buses that passes from Argentina.
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hola tu!!...ke bueno saber de ti...ha sido un tiempo..... me encantaron las fotos!!....Chile es lindo..heheheh donde estas ahora? un abrazo a la distancia.... x