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Over the Andes to the Atacama
Off at 8.30 for a long trip over the Andes into Chile! Climbed to 4,200 metres in half an hour . Lovely clear day for the journey most of it was in Argentina . Drove up and up and over into the Salinas Grande. Apart form our ears popping and some slight shortness of breath - neither of us had any altitude sickness issues .. You get almost bored of saying it but the scenery ...
Moai, Moai and even more Moai, Moai
... 8220;full and entire sovereignty” over the island, indefinitely. The document was in Spanish, and the Rapa Nui translation read that they offered only “protection and friendship”
Ah..... it’s all in the interpretation.
I’ll finish the history lesson with this little piece.... my favorite.
In 1911, Scottish/Chilean nitrate and sheep farming company, Williamson, Balfour & Co, were given a 25 year lease on the island. They ...
Moai fun on Easter Island
... point, so that might have helped. Finally, around 4:30am, we walked across the street to the hotel airport and slept about 2 hours before checking back in to head to EI. Luckily it was a 5 hour flight and we were able to catch up on our sleep.
Upon arriving in Easter Island, our lovely French host, Jerome, picked us up at the airport and showed us around town. Our B&B has about 4 rooms that include 3 youngish couples ...
Easter Island - Rapa Nui
... senior tribal members and were constructed so that after death their souls could watch over and protect their people. For this reason, nearly all of the moai have their backs to the sea.
There are 887 statues on the island, although only around 50 of these are still standing or have been restored onto their ceremonial platforms. However, there is an ongoing project by the ...
Hot in Chile
... horror knowing what was coming. We all held our breath. The first items were removed from their bag. Tension grew. Suddenly the customs official's eyes lit up as he removed the next item. A carrier bag. A supermarket carrier bag. Very suspicious. The girls stiffened with fright.
The crowd tried to focus its stare on the instruction panel positioned next to the inspection benches detailing the prohibited items, rather than openly eyeing ...
This hostel was formerly known as: Residencial Taniera

