Hotel Qantati Putre

... comun. Proprietarul, un arhitect neamtz, insurat cu o chilianca - Marisol, foarte fericit cand a gasit cu cine sa vorbeasca si el germana. A zis ca ne aranjeaza el excursiile, noi sa ne plimbam pe acolo, sa ne acomodam cu altitudinea. Ne-am dus sa ne luam ceva de mancare, apoi ne-am intors, rupti de oboseala, la hostel. La 3800m e greu sa si mergi. Dar si mai greu este sa gatesti!! Apa fierbe la 85de grade, iar tocanitza noastra (facuta de ...

... Gipfel auf unglaublichen 5097 metern. Mein erster Fuenftausender! Nach dieser Anstrengung bis ich natuerlich froh, als mein "Vermieter" mir anbietet mich mit nach Putre zu nehmen. Nach zwei Naechten in Parinacota auf 4500 metern, gibt es da naemlich mal wieder so angenehme Dinge wie eine Dusche, was zu Essen oder etwas dickere Luft. Guilermo faehrt naemlich heute mit seiner ganzen Familie in etwa 4 Stunden die 4500 Hoehenmeter ueber Bergstrassen runter an die Kueste nach Arica ...

... was really unbelievable, as we were landed on the moon. The only thing if you go from sealevel to an altitude like 3550m and then to Chungara Lake at 4500 m is altitudesickness. I took some Diamoxtablets but still I felt a little headache. And if you moved to quickly at 4500m you really felt bad afterwards. This is one of the most beautiful natural parcs that I have ever seen. Everywhere vicunias,lamas, flamingos AWESOME!

15.11.2008 Schon um 5.15 Uhr klingelt der Weckdr und wir nehmen das beste Fruehstueck seit langen in einem Hostel ein. Es gibt Stuetchen, Kaese!!, Muesli, Tee, Saft und Marmelade.Leider haben wir nicht viel Zeit das Freuhstueck zu geniessen, da Ross uns netterweise um 6.30 Uhr zur Bushaltestelle bringt. Von dort startet um 7 Uhr unser Bus nach Putre. Putre liegt in etwa 3530m Hoehe. Gut, dass wir diese Hoehen gewoehnt sind und so haben wir keine Schwierigkeiten. Wir finden Unterkunft im ...

6km main idea about Northern Chile Vol I Leaving the ocean straight from Iquique to rich the 3.600 meters altitude of Putre at once, is not the cleverest thing to do. Arriving up there by car as fast as possible, can bring you in a peculiar situation like experiencing the feeling of walking on the moon, which is actually a good ...

I don´t know if y´all have been able to keep up with the world news in the midst of this whole financial meltdown thing, but relations between Bolivia and the U.S. are chilly at best. Both countries have expelled their respective ambassadors, the DEA has been removed from Bolivia, and the U.S. has discontinued foriegn aid to the region. All this to say that we´re changing our plans a bit and waiting until things settle down, or maybe ...

Hem suat sang, hem tret el fetge per la boca, hem estat a punt d'abandonar... però ho hem aconseguit, HEM FET EL CIM!!!!!!!!!!!! El Guane Guane, de 5.096 metres!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A veure qui ho supera, je je. Ei! i a peu, eh! Ni en cotxe, ni en teléferic, ni amb cap altre mitja de transport. A veure, tampoc passarà a la història de l'alpinisme, però per dos tius com nosaltres està molt bé. El guia ens ha ...

Avui ens hem llevat els dos amb mal de cap. Hem dormit a 3.800 metres d'alçada, i per si no teniem tots els números per tenir "mal d'alçada", amb aquella alegria que ens caracteritza, ahir vam seguir totes les recomacions per tenir-ne: - Menjar pasta: jo, alpaca amb salsa de la casa (està bona, recorda la vedella), i en Jako "xuleta" de porc. - No beure alcohol: 2 cervesetes cada un (aquí són de ...

... a centimeter per year, therefore the size of them determines their age. The valley offers amazing views and we saw wildlife animals like llamas, vicunas, guanacos. Some day i will be able to tell the difference just by glancing at them... We learnt that this region is prominent in tomato, corn, onion, sprouts growth. We had lunch in a typical restaurant, well just a place where a waitress comes and tells you the three options for the ...

... and left it behind. As I was contemplating my surroundings, I started to wonder: what is freedom? What is liberty? My first thought was about my capacity to move myself. To have a car allowed me to go pretty much wherever I wanted, outside of the normal tourist trail anyways. But as the elements had the best of my car a few moments ago, should I then consider myself less free because of this? Freedom ...