Ancla Inn Antofagasta
Baquedano 508 Antofagasta, Chile
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Flight to Antofagasta, Chile
... band playing and I am drinking a pisco sour -
it hid me right between the eyes ...
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Bien arrivees a Antofagasta. Nous sommes au milieu de nulle part....que du desert.
Si nous sommes ici, c est parce que les motos et les voitures sont arrives en bateau dans ce port.
Voila 15 ans qu il na pas plu une goutte, l eau potable viens des ...
Deeper into the desert
... stopped at the old cemetery of Oficina Chile which was for an abandoned Nitrate mining operation. We also stopped at the Mano del Desierto or Hand in the Desert, which is a sculpture by a Chilean artist.
Before sunset we arrived in Antofagasta where we would be spending the night. Before heading to our hotel, we went to see the La Portada cliffs which is a rock shaped like a large ...
Tale of 2 Days
... town than we thought and looks worthy of a stopover. Unfortunately that would not be our destiny as we were headed to the coast. The landscape from Calama to Antofagasta was very dry sand dunes and colorful pastel mountains with the occasional rail-crossing.
Upon arriving at the big beautiful Antofagasta bus station we were able to quickly transport to our hostel, Hostel 1127. It was difficult to find given that there is no signage but ...
Weekend Escapade
... arriving an hour late and always being among the first to arrive
- the strays
- completos: hot dogs with sauerkraut and mayo and palta (avocado)
- men who can dance. I mean really dance.
- cueca
- polite reggateon (meaning reggateon danced not only to rub oneself against some body, but also just for the sake of dancing)
- dirty reggateon, as performed by my students in front of the whole school
- intricate Argentine dances that ...
Debates !
... quipes sur 19 qui accumuleront le plus de points entre ces deux débats avanceront a la finale (pour le moment, nous sommes quatriemes sur 10, et je ne connais pas le résultat des autres équipes).
Encore une semaine de préparation ! Et en plus, les profs d'anglais de Tocopilla on voté pour mon école comme étant celle qui a présenté la meilleure piece de théatre en anglais en juillet dernier, ce ...


