Chile

San Pedro de Attacama
May 28, 2008 - Calama, Chile
After Valparaiso we high tailed it north a fair distance (25 hour bus journey or so) to the attacama desert and to the oasis town of san pedro de attacama which lies at a height of 2400 metres above sea level (so it takes a day or so to get used fully to the altitude). The town itself is fairly small and very touristy but well worth a visit and...
Placed by Brian in my travels

Valparaiso
May 25, 2008 - Valparaíso, Chile
Next Stop after Pichilemu was to what is considered the cultural capital of Chile called Valparaiso this is the sea port of santiago and is set around a bay with hills in the background it is very colourful and has a set of famous elevator car lifts that take residents and tourists up and down the steep hills the town is built - these where...
Placed by Brian in my travels

Santiago and Pichilemu
May 22, 2008 - Santiago, Chile
Next it was up over the andes (leaving shane behind in mendoza where he was going to meet a friend coming over from ireland) and crossing into chile in a border crossing high in the andes called Los Liberatodores which was up a quite a height around 3000 metres or so and then a desent down into santiago - there was some amazing views as we went...
Placed by Brian in my travels

Shadowing (but more than a penumbra)
May 25, 2008 - Santiago, Chile
Today, I had the privilege of observing at the Universidad de Chile Hospital in the otorhinolaryngology department (ear, nose, and throat, that is).  The opportunity came about pretty randomly.  My host-cousin is a first-year student at the Universidad de Chile in medicine (the seven-year program to be a doctor).  I brought up the observation...
Placed by Dave in Gateway to Latin America

Ciao South America!
May 5, 2008 - Santiago, Chile
What an amazing place! I have lovedpretty much everywhere we have been, particularly Peru. We did spendseven weeks there so I guess I am always going to think of it as afavourite but there was just so much to see there.... Huaraz with itsamazing snow capped mountains, Islas Ballestas with thousands ofbirds and sea lions and obviously Machu...
Placed by Andrew in Andrew's Travels in 2008