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Chile and Easter Island

Puerto Natales is a city in Chilean Patagonia. It is the capital of both the commune of Natales and the province of Última Esperanza, one of the four provinces that make up the Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region in the southernmost part of Chile. Puerto Natales is the only city in the province. It is located 153 miles northwest of Punta Arenas. It is the final passenger port of call for the Navimag ferry sailing from Puerto Montt into the Señoret Channel as well as the primary transit point for travelers to Torres del Paine National Park, Chile.

El Tatio lies at the western foot of a series of strato volcanoes which run along the border between Chile and Bolivia. This series of volcanoes is part of the Central Volcanic Zone, one of several volcanic belts in the Andes, and there are no recorded historical eruptions at the Tatio volcanoes.

The national park has over 252,000 visitors per year. It is a popular hiking destination in Chile.

Guanaco

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

The island measures about 14 miles by 7 miles at its furthest points and it is often said that it can be traversed by foot in a single day. After landing we took off for one of the most scenic spots on the island, the former ceremonial village of Orongo. at Rano Kau. Volcano.

Looking skyward at La Virgen. Notice the new moon above the lower hand.

Ice so close we could almost reach out and touch it as we passed by.

Going up the same stairs

Ahu Nua Nua stands out for the fineness of his features and details engraved on his back. It is one of the island’s best-preserved platforms because they remained hidden under the sand when they were felled, which protected them from weather conditions.

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

There are approximately 400 statues left at Rano Raraku. Of these, around half are finished and the rest never reached a completed state.

Calving, is the breaking of ice chunks from the edge of a glacier. It is a form of ice ablation or ice disruption and is normally caused by the glacier expanding.

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

Murals on the face of a restaurant

Seeing Motu Kau Kau the Birdman swam around this pointed island or rock.

The famous hillsides of Valparaiso

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.

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