Archive for 'Chile Travel'
¿Existe una capa de ozono disminuida sobre Chile?
(Foto por NASA de la fecha 10/10/2010.) A los chilenos les gusta decir que la capa de ozono se agota en su país. Así que es común decir que el sol es más peligroso aquí que [...]
Quit using that Credit Card Abroad (explained)
Having navigated the banking system in Chile for sometime now I feel confident in explaining it to you. Here is what you need to know to open a banking account in Chile, get a credit card, [...]
Valle Elqui
The tasting room at the Capel Pisco factory is overrun with tourists who have decamped from a cruise ship which is docked at Coquimbo just to the south and within viewing distance of La Serena, Chile. [...]
Cajon de Maipo, Baños Colinas, Baños Morales, Glacier Morales
Just to the South of Santiago, directly east of the community they call “La Florida” the road turns east and heads straight up into the Andes. One hour climb from the level terrain of the city [...]
The Black Sands of Pichilemu
East of Santiago are the white sand beaches of Viña del Mar. With its music festival and casino Viña is a big city, so if you want to avoid crowds go further north to Quintero. But [...]
The Gringo and the Harvest
Fernando Botero’s paintings of torture at Abu Ghraib prison
Thought-provoking...
Give me a Grandparent
I am blessed with 7 grandchildren. I am making copies of this poem t
Give me a Grandparent
As I spend more and more time with more and more wonderfully different
George Orwell’s other Novels
In Latin America, kids don't read Orwell. I wish they did.
George Orwell’s other Novels
Animal Farm and 1984 are about any kind of dictatorship, not just comm