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Last night in El Norte Grande

norte grande sunset

Beautiful sunsets are one of my greatest pleasures. I feel like anytime the sky is pink, purple, orange and red, we all need to just stop what we’re doing and gawk. It’s happened to me before that upon mentioning “O wow! Look at the sky!”, the person looks, says “oh yeah, that’s pretty” and just carries on. This is not a response of which I would be capable. Continue reading Last night in El Norte Grande

Volcán Isluga

An amazing day, albeit long. I felt like I was in another Chile.

Isluga Volcano

El Norte Grande. The altiplano, where like anywhere, the natives were here long before the lines were drawn. They’re hard people, built for a life of harsh conditions, but they´re also so very lovely. One thing for sure, Western culture definitely has a heavy hand in their lives. This is unavoidable. Continue reading Volcán Isluga

Monday Memories – Atacama

Oh the good old days, when A. I had savings and B. I blew them all hopping around Chile and beyond…

Money well spent…

San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro de Atacama

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Heat, salt, and endless blue skies define San Pedro de Atacama; it is a place of grand scale beauty, unfathomable until you have seen it with your own eyes. Continue reading Monday Memories – Atacama