Cajón del Maipo, Chile

... the sun was shining, and we didn't even need to wear our jackets outside!  We again loaded the buses and headed to Cajon de Maipo - Las Cascadas de Los Animales (the name of the place we stayed). When we got there, we went straight to the restaurant ...

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So today, Saturday, I decided to go to Cajòn del Maipo instead of hanging around Santiago. I always love an excuse to get out of the city and away from the smog. I went with three other girls, Emily from my program, Pia from Norway, and Kat from Australia ...

... out for my 3rd hiking trip of the year, leaving my apartment at 7:00 in the morning. We took the bus to Cajon del Maipo, and attempted to hitchhike again to get to Banos Morales. For some reason there was virtually no traffic heading toward the good hiking ...