Yum..Inca Kola

So this is available in the US. Next fiesta-this is a thing.
Nachos chilenos

So... These are nachos in Chile. The are made with flaky crust. Lol... I don't recommend them but I'm glad I tried them.
Debate...PenPals

Here's a photo of our PenPals at their English Opens Doors competition. It's a debate- in English on the topic: Women working outside of the home has negatively impacted the family dynamic. SchoolsBaca lagi
Headed to San Pedro...

I'm not sure if I'll have internet, but I will be out in the desert for a few days... hoping to not get altitude sickness. :) Hoping to get some sky pictures tonight...hopefully the clouds willBaca lagi
En el camino...los animales y plantas

Here is a guanaco and a pajaro in the desert...and a plant...which is kind of a big deal. Here's the car ride...
Valle de la Luna

I visited el Valle de la Luna with the teacher of our PenPals and her family.
San Pedro de Atacama

San Pedro hasn't changed much...still muchos extranjeros y turistas. However, the iglesia isn't blanca anymore. Still fun for recuerdo shopping. Volcan Licanbur is still in the background.
Toconao por anochecer...

8,100 ft above sea level...so beautiful....
This was my last stop before la Puna....
Calama...

After la Puna, we stayed to rest in Calama for the day. Fui con Kei y su madre al Mall, probe helado sabor con chirimoya y naranja....que rico! Conoci el tio de Ms. Kei. I learned a new card gameBaca lagi
Pueblo de Salitre: Atacama

When driving in the Atacama desert, there are literal ghost towns of former mining operations. This one is Pampa Union, after visiting, I later received a book that had the story about a baby fromBaca lagi
Al correo

So went to the post office (el correo) and wow... Never complain about waiting. So when I lived here before I would wait in the velvet-rope line for 15-25 minutes (Once was no wait, once was 45Baca lagi
Escuela Municipal y Almuerzo del Mercado

I had the opportunity to visit another school and meet more PenPals. We have big plans for this upcoming year! Afterwards, I went to the market, which has tons of little stalls of restaurants tuckedBaca lagi
Playa...

This is the Oceano Pacifico...
Libreria...but en realidad, papeleria

This is a paper-good store... you can see all of the items behind the counter. You have to ask the staff to serve you. They add everything up, give you a ticket, you go to the little booth in the backBaca lagi
Sanguiches chilenas

A REALLY cool wall painting inside a restaurant... they get a vegetarian menu next week. :(
Mosaicos...Antofagasta

Here are some mosaics
Murals...Antofagasta

Here are some more murals from Antofagasta: Here's the video of one of the statues in front of the mural.
https://youtu.be/fB9PIXTcREw
El mar y la playa

El mar. https://youtu.be/OLtccHjAOeQ
Comida...Chilena

Here is a typical dish. Pastel de Choclo
https://youtu.be/Rj4CdUIS9vU
Camino por Antofa

Un camino por Antofagasta...