Month: June 2022

Our base of operations in the northern section of Chile was San Pedro de Atacama, about one hour’s drive from the mining town of Calama where the airport is located. It was in interesting entry into the airport in Calama as almost everyone on the plane fit into the category of male Chilean mining workers…

Many of our destinations on this trip have been a study in extremes. I loved the contrast of visiting a giant piece of ice in the form of Glacier Perito Moreno and then later in the trip visiting one of the largest flows of freshwater in the world at Iguazú Falls. Our visit to Ushuaia…

Valparaiso — where to start…this is going to be a tough post to write as I’m not sure how to capture this amazing place in words. I have to say that the first thing that comes to mind is simply how completely an unlikely a place this is. If there is a city built in…

Pablo Neruda is probably one of Chile’s most famous personalities. As a poet, activist, and advocate for his country, his name and the country are indelibly linked. I’ll only do a poor job of describing his poetry and contributions to his country and the world of literature. You can read about Pablo Neruda from many…

We were really looking forward to visiting Chile and had originally planned to start our travels there. Unfortunately and fortunately, Chile’s COVID restrictions made us change our plans and start in Argentina. We ended up spending more than 3 months in Argentina and had a great time. When it looked like barriers to entering Chile…