The Spectacular view from the apartment...
A beautiful tree speciman in a Santiago city park...
A major pedestrian street near the center of Santiago-teeming with humanity it seemed to us...
A quaint side street in an older part of the city
Many buildings have massive wooden doors - this is just one example
We spent a weekend in the Elqui Valley-a prime vegetable and grape growing area about 500 km north of Santiago. We stayed in the town of Pisco Elqui at a hotel on a one lane road. We were amazed to see this truck negotiate the lane outside our hotel....
Leaving the valley we took a 60km dirt road over the Andes-quite a scenic trip...
Leaving the valley we took a 60km dirt road over the Andes-quite a scenic trip...
Some folks live along this desolate road- and use solar energy...
A blooming cactus along the road...
Something you see A LOT of....stray dogs....they are everywhere and will walk along side you for several blocks to see if you have any treats for them....
A shot of the fertile Elqui Valley (it is winter here)
more cactus
A poinsettia tree!!!
The sun setting on the Andes above Elqui Valley
