Saturday, 21 February 2015

Socaire


Laguna Mineques

Laguna Miscanti

On the way up there were herds of Vicuña

Laguna Tuyajto

Reserve national los flamencos

Toconao with it's bell tower from 1750 ,made from Adobe and cactus wood door lashed together with llamo leather

San Pedro de Atacama

Santiago de Chile

We flew from Temuco and where able to see the tops of the volcanos above the clouds

Thursday, 19 February 2015

Further round the lake Pucon has a black volcanic beach

Villarica,the volcano has the same name as the town but there has been no access for the last 20 days as it's active

Villarica,where I had a most unusual cup of tea ,a glass of milk with a tea bag in.

Palafitos the fishermans houses on stilts with one door to the water and one to the street in Castro the main town on Chiloe

Mixed seafood including a large limpet for tea

The harbour in Chonchi

An unexpected find the Accordian museum with 65 on display and entertainment from the owner

Charles Darwin visited this area which is now a national park

Chiloe has many UNESCO world heritage rated churches ,all are beautiful wooden buildings