nov. 2018 – mar. 2019

South America

November 2018 - March 2019 Læs mere

Følg Oversigt Kalender Del

Fodaftryk
Billeder

skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 41
- onsdag den 2. januar 2019 kl. 14.24
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Højde: 3.885 m
- Peru Pucará -15.04246, -70.3686515°2’33” S 70°22’7” W
Pukara
2. januar 2019, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Town with lots of Pre-Incan heritage. There is a significant archaeological site here. The first five pics are artifacts from the local digs. The last is an interesting chart comparing historical events in 2 adjacent regions of the Andes with events in the "old world," the world we would have studied in world history or western civ classes, during the same time periods.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 42
- torsdag den 3. januar 2019 kl. 07.32
- 🌧 8 °C
- Højde: 3.808 m
- Peru Puno -15.83497, -70.0139715°50’6” S 70°0’50” W
Puno
3. januar 2019, Peru ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
Large port on Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world. The first pic overlooks Puno City and Puno Bay. Second is the main square with the cathedral in the background. The next 3 are in the cathedral, the third of which is a Nativity scene taking up one entire transept. The last pic is another secondary square.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 42
- torsdag den 3. januar 2019 kl. 08.33
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Højde: 3.805 m
- Peru Isla de los Uros -15.81537, -69.9750215°48’55” S 69°58’30” W
Urus islands, Lake Titicaca
3. januar 2019, Peru ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Floating islands. About 90 islands built up from reeds on a thick foundation mainly of roots that float. The first pic is a look at one of the islands across their fish pond. Then a model of a couple buildings on top of layers of reed, mostly papayrus, which is how the island is maintained. Then some of the roots in a pot of water demonstrating how they float. Next is some of the women demonstrating forming and anchoring the islands. The islands are sometimes moved. An example is a wedding where the islands of the two families are joined for 3 days to celebrate. Then a papayrus boat similar to kon tiki I took a ride on. Finally the interior of one of the houses.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 42
- torsdag den 3. januar 2019 kl. 13.55
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Højde: 3.805 m
- Peru Taquile -15.76261, -69.6815°45’45” S 69°40’48” W
Taquile Island, Lake Titicaca
3. januar 2019, Peru ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
A UNESCO world Heritage site, the island maintains ancient traditions. The views over the lake are spectacular, the ones here are towards Bolivia. The folks in the picture in traditional dress are among those who served lunch, sang, danced, demonstrated weaving and making of natural shampoo, among other native traditions. The 4th pic is the main square of the town looking out to the lake. We climbed up several hundred feet from the lake shore (over 12,500 feet) to the village.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 44
- lørdag den 5. januar 2019 kl. 14.00
- 🌧 15 °C
- Højde: 3.668 m
- Bolivia La Paz -16.49544, -68.140216°29’44” S 68°8’25” W
La Paz, Bolivia
5. januar 2019, Bolivia ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
The capital of Bolivia and highest national capital in the world. The first pic overlooks the city from the Killi Killi view point in the northern part of the city. Second is the La Paz metro-- cable cars. There are 10 intersecting lines built so far, and the gondola ride was nice. Next is the huge local market that overflows into the streets for blocks around. The next 2 are in the Witches Market where indigenous women provide traditional advice, medicines and materials for all sorts of rituals or ceremonies. In the latter picture, those are llama fetuses either aborted by the mother or newborn rejected by the mother. Mountain people collect them in the field to be sold here. The last is a street scene in the northern end near my hotel.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 44
- lørdag den 5. januar 2019 kl. 15.54
- 🌧 15 °C
- Højde: 3.301 m
- Bolivia Tunel -16.56736, -68.0929416°34’2” S 68°5’35” W
Valley of the Moon
5. januar 2019, Bolivia ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Located in the southern part of La Paz, this is an eroded clay "moonscape." Legend has it the Neil Armstrong visited and named the area "Valley of the Moon." The pictures pretty much speak for themselves.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 44
- lørdag den 5. januar 2019 kl. 17.51
- 🌧 14 °C
- Højde: 3.671 m
- Bolivia Plaza Murillo -16.49191, -68.1352416°29’31” S 68°8’7” W
Colonial La Paz
5. januar 2019, Bolivia ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
The center of the Spanish colonial government. The first is the main square now named for a hero of the revolution, Murillo. His statue is at the center. The next 3 are buildings around the square: the national parliament, the original governor's building and a commercial building, all from the 17th century. Next is some of the stained glass in the cathedral. There was a wedding in progress while I was there--so no other pics. Last is the oldest street in town retaining it's colonial character.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 45
- søndag den 6. januar 2019 kl. 11.08
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Højde: 3.856 m
- Bolivia Tiwanaku -16.56064, -68.6777816°33’38” S 68°40’40” W
Tiahuanacu
6. januar 2019, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Pre Incan site, possibly going back as far as 1500 BC, and UNESCO world Heritage site. This is a major administrative and religious center. First is the only complete stele. Most had at least the heads removed by the Spanish in the name of evangelization. Then a pic of some of the stonework found here. Next is the partially excavated Pyramid of Akapana. The pyramid is 7 levels tall as 7 is a sacred number in the Tiahuanacu cult. The next pic looks into the main temple through the main gate with the Estela Ponce visible. Next is the altar in the main temple. It is adobe and rebuilt each year for festivals. For you biblical types, take a good look: this altar seems to meet the design specs given to Moses for the Tabernacle. The last is an artist's redition of what the site might have looked like. You'll need to blow it up to really see it as this is a very large archaeological dig.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 45
- søndag den 6. januar 2019 kl. 11.24
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Højde: 3.857 m
- Bolivia Tiwanaku -16.5615, -68.6793816°33’41” S 68°40’46” W
Pumapunku
6. januar 2019, Bolivia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Pumapunku is the largest structure at Tiahuanacu. The way stones are scattered suggests that an earthquake may have brought the building down. They said the stones were left where uncovered. The next 2 pictures were taken of the inside of the same stone block. The only difference is that the compass is moved to different corners. Note that the direction of North has changed. No one knows why as there is no iron in the andesite rock. Some suggest alien involvement. I'm holding out for something more scientific. The last 2 pics show more of the Tiahuanacan stonework.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 46
- mandag den 7. januar 2019 kl. 15.16
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Højde: 3.655 m
- Bolivia Uyuni -20.31194, -66.9974620°18’43” S 66°59’51” W
Uyuni salt flats
7. januar 2019, Bolivia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Former lake that has a salt bed more than a meter thick. The first pic looks across some be of the 12,000+ sq km of salt, while the second is a similar view at sunset. The third looks over the standing water that begins to appear in the rainy season, mostly as runoff from the mountains. The 4th gives a sense of scale with people in view. The last two are of a cave that has been built up with stones and used as a tomb. The burial has been dated to the 1200s.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 47
- tirsdag den 8. januar 2019 kl. 07.07
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Højde: 3.668 m
- Bolivia Uyuni -20.46046, -66.8239220°27’38” S 66°49’26” W
Uyuni
8. januar 2019, Bolivia ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Small town near the salt flats. Also we were told that the world's largest lithium mine is nearby. The salt flats flood in the rainy season and dry out in the dry season. So the town is very dry and dusty as most of what rain they get occurs in the mountains and drains into the flats. Thus, their train cemetery is here. Bolivia was still running steam engines until 1974 when they switched to diesel. Hence all the old 19th century equipment. The last 2 pictures are up the road towards the salt. One is a building made of salt bricks. The other is a small family run salt refinery.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 49
- torsdag den 10. januar 2019 kl. 16.37
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Højde: 597 m
- Chile Barrio Bellavista -33.43658, -70.6317533°26’12” S 70°37’54” W
Santiago de Chile 1
10. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Capital of Chile. Thus is the first post from here. The first pic is a look over the city from the hilltop where the conquest began. Then constition park and a street scene. The other three are of the cathedral.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 49
- torsdag den 10. januar 2019 kl. 21.00
- 🌙 21 °C
- Højde: 597 m
- Chile Barrio Bellavista -33.43657, -70.6317433°26’12” S 70°37’54” W
Santiago 2
10. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
More scenes from Santiago. The first is the first pedestrian only street in Latin America and the place you have to go to say you've been in Santiago. Then another street scene, followed by a statue in the main square in honor of the indigenous tribes of the area (who never surrendered). Then the old congressional palace and formal gardens. The parliament moved to Valparaiso after the Pinochet era. Then a couple more general shots.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 50
- fredag den 11. januar 2019 kl. 11.56
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Højde: 19 m
- Chile Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso -33.04688, -71.6041633°2’49” S 71°36’15” W
Valparaiso
11. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Valparaiso was once the richest city in Chile, but that was before the Panama canal. Back then, all shipping had to go around South America, and Valparaiso was the first major port coming up the west side of South America, where almost every ship had to stop. The first pic overlooks the city from one of the many hills there. The second pic is a couple things: it is one of many urban murals throughout the city. Also, the left hand end of the mural is the house of Nobel Laureate in literature, Pablo Neruda. Then a couple street scenes, an overview of the port and a closer look at the port from the dock.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 50
- fredag den 11. januar 2019 kl. 13.47
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Højde: 25 m
- Chile Caleta Abarca -33.02298, -71.5675333°1’23” S 71°34’3” W
Viña del Mar
11. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
New city next to Valparaiso, started in the middle of the 20th century as a resort town. The flower clock is the symbol of the city. Then a look along the malecón or sea front followed by the big casino at the malecón. Then a park, a Moai from Rapanui at an archaeological museum. Easter Island (Rapanui) is part of Chile. Finally, the work of a sand artist on the beach showing a couple dolphins breaching. He was working on a octopus while I watched.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 51
- lørdag den 12. januar 2019 kl. 18.07
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Højde: 2.498 m
- Chile Provincia de El Loa -22.94535, -68.2976422°56’43” S 68°17’52” W
Valley of the Moon
12. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
In the Atacama desert of Chile. With all due respect to friends in La Paz, what is called valley of the moon there doesn't hold a candle to this.
That Atacama is said to be the driest place on earth with less than 12 mm of rain annually. This part of the desert is in the salt mountains where salt has been mined for a long by time.
The first pic is across the desert with two dormant volcanoes in the background. Then various views of dunes and formations. The last is a pure salt crystal in the rock.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 51
- lørdag den 12. januar 2019 kl. 19.39
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Højde: 2.627 m
- Chile Cordillera de La Sal -22.90713, -68.246122°54’26” S 68°14’46” W
Death valley
12. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Still in the Atacama. Death valley is so named because this was the route for cattle drives from Argentina to Calama, Chile and the copper mines to feed the workers. Cattle died on droves here.
The landscape is as spectacular as everything else here.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 52
- søndag den 13. januar 2019 kl. 08.51
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Højde: 2.473 m
- Chile Toconao -23.19077, -68.0069423°11’27” S 68°0’25” W
Tocanao
13. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Small mining town (mostly salt and lithium). The lithium is pretty much all bought by China. The first pic is the 1750 church. Second is the bell tower that is a few years older than the church. Next is the door to the bell tower made of cactus wood, some nothing I had not heard of, even with a forestry degree. The next pic is of the town square with a couple of that particular cactus in the front. It is now a protected species. Then a street scene and more of the square.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 52
- søndag den 13. januar 2019 kl. 09.49
- ⛅ 15 °C
- Højde: 2.292 m
- Chile San Pedro de Atacama -23.28708, -68.1747823°17’13” S 68°10’29” W
Atacama salt flats/Laguna Chaxa
13. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
In the Atacama desert where salt and lithium are mined. The lagunas are saline and itermittently fed by runoff from the Andes. The pics are looks at the salt flats and the brine lagoons. One pic is of the salt and mineral soil. The last two are flamingos in the Laguna: one is an Andes flamingo; the other is a Chilean flamingo.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 52
- søndag den 13. januar 2019 kl. 12.27
- ⛅ 8 °C
- Højde: 4.199 m
- Chile Portezuelo de Miñiques -23.73845, -67.7900223°44’18” S 67°47’24” W
Altiplanic lagunas
13. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Altiplano=high plain, so these are high altitude lagunas. These are at about 14,000 feet. The animal pictured is a vicuña. Each of the small lagunas has an eponymous volcano nearby. You can see them in the pictures. Some are still active. One is overdo for an eruption.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 53
- mandag den 14. januar 2019 kl. 09.11
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Højde: 2.434 m
- Chile San Pedro de Atacama -22.9106, -68.1999322°54’38” S 68°11’60” W
San Pedro de Atacama
14. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
The main town in this part of the desert. Located on the Atacama River, the largest river entering the desert from the Andes. All of the river water is diverted to canals, mostly for agriculture/irrigation. The second pic has one of the canals. San Pedro sits almost on the Tropic of Capricorn. The rest of the pics give a sense of this dusty town where the targets part if the economy is tourism.
We did a star walk one night, and I hoped to get a night sky picture. The Atacama is one of the places where a lot of astronomy is done be due to the sky conditions. Unfortunately, my camera couldn't do it.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 55
- onsdag den 16. januar 2019 kl. 10.06
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Højde: 72 m
- Chile Llanquihue -41.25132, -73.0061341°15’5” S 73°0’22” W
Llanquihue
16. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Pronounced lyan-KEE-weh. The name of the lake and a small town on the lakeshore. First is the lake and a look along the beach. Then one of the traditional German houses and a look at the pretty, rolling landscape. This part of Chile was not settled by the Spanish. The first settlers were Germans beginning in about the 1850s.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 55
- onsdag den 16. januar 2019 kl. 10.36
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Højde: 53 m
- Chile Frutillar Bajo -41.13939, -73.0261341°8’22” S 73°1’34” W
Frutillar
16. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Pronounced fru-til-lyar. A resort town on Lago Llanquihue. The big annual event is a classical music festival that begins later this month. And there is an historical museum with a typical German farmhouse, blacksmith, water powered mill and indoor threshing barn, all as typical of the German settlers of the region. The first pic is the Opera house where all the concerts take place. The rest are of buildings at the museum. First is the farmhouse with a 9-pun bowling alley across the back. Then the smithy, the threshing barn and some if the gardens.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 55
- onsdag den 16. januar 2019 kl. 15.16
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Højde: Havoverfladen
- Chile Caleta Angelmó -41.48602, -72.9632441°29’10” S 72°57’48” W
Puerto Montt
16. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
First settlement of German immigrants in the 1850s. The first two pics look over the city to the Pacific. Then the gid local market, the names n square and a statue commemorating the meetings of the first German immigrants with the indigenous people.Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om
skip's retirement travel South America
- Vis rejse
- Tilføj til træskolisteFjern fra træskoliste
- Del
- Dag 56
- torsdag den 17. januar 2019 kl. 10.11
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Højde: 125 m
- Chile Puerto Varas -41.17385, -72.4480241°10’26” S 72°26’53” W
Petrohué
17. januar 2019, Chile ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
National park that includes Osorno Volcano (see another post), Petrohué Falls, Lago de Todos Santos (All Saints Lake) and more. The first two pics are of the falls, then downriver. This is glacial runoff. Followed by a small hidden lagoon, and a walk through the subtropical rainforest native to the region. Last is All Saints Lake. You can travel to Argentina by boat across several lakes, using buses for the "portages."Læs mere
Se oversættelse
0 synes om