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Chile and Easter Island

The site is relatively remote,

This is a map of Easter Island. The numbers in red are all the places that we visited while on the island.

Locals are preparing Carne de llama...Brrochette of llama meat babecued over hot coals

A large piece has just slipped out of the ice shelf.

Ahu Tongariki. The second moai from the right has a pukao on its head.

Ironically our guide is named after this famous Ahu. Tongariki

Every slip of land we've traveled in Chile was once covered by the Patagonian Ice sheet which stretched all the way to the Andes. The remaining southern Patagonian Ice field still sprawls nearly 5,000 square miles.

Going up the same stairs

Los Flamencos National Reserve is a nature reserve located in the commune of San Pedro de Atacama, Antofagasta Region of northern Chile. The reserve covers a total area of 180,000 acres in the Central Andean dry puna eco region and consists of seven separate sections.

Anakena, which is the main beach on Easter Island, represents the typical picture that we all have when we think of a paradisiacal beach. Its white and fine coral sand, crystalline turquoise sea, calm waves and coconut palms (brought from Tahiti several decades ago) make it an ideal place for rest and leisure. We stopped here and I went swimming for about 45 minutes.

This moai is referred to as the "Traveling Moai". No idea why.

I am proud to stand among these warriors of Easter Island.

Our traveling group

Our guide Marcela in the Atacama and the Petroglifes de Hierbas Buenas explains the location and history of this area.

If you’re looking to get some exercise while you enjoy the vistas of Santiago, you can hike to the top of Cerro San Cristóbal. The hike takes an average of 45 minutes up the mountain and about 30 minutes back down. When you enter the park, from Bellavista, walk up the sidewalk on the left of the road for about 5-10 minutes until you see the trail head across the road on your right. The first part of the trail is pretty steep but it starts to level out after the first turn. Follow the signs to La Virgen, and after the second and third turn it’s quite an easy walk up to the top of the trail.

Coming back to shore.

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