Greetings from the Lake District. I think Chile is the muchissima guapita pais pe care am vazut-o. Meaning it has a bit of everything, desert, ocean, lakes, volcanoes and its uber civilised on top of it all. Today we visited Huacapucali National Park (spelling is wrong) and the best description is a lucky mutt between Bran, Kalalau trail, dreamlike scenery and sheep.
Imagine having mountain lakes, bamboo and acadacia (huge trees) forestes, waterfalls, and a huge ass volcano in ure backyard. U can’t cos none of us mortals have that, but they exist- and lots of rich chilenos seem to enjoy that everyday. The flipside is that there’s a volcano evacuation route for when Villaricco gets pissy. I wonder why Chile doesn’t annex Bolivia…
Back to Chile…my sense is that they have distanced themselves from the S.America, i mean they dont have artisan marketsat every corner, and when they do, u really pay for the lil artisan crap, also none of the S. American traditional foods suck as corn and platains. All the other countries were full of corn on the cob, roasterd, fried boiled and dried corn and green bananas, here, nothing! The rift is more proeminent, they have sweet popcorn at the movies!!! And the girl there was horriefied that i had the poor taste of thinking salty corn. Bah! And we don’t look like tourists anymore, save for when we carry the cameras. And everyone here is so milky white and clean and perfumy…I wish I had more nice clothes..or at least clean. Im joking, we have clean undies for the next 3 days. Not even Serban stands out anymore, the last blanchito is dark as a monkey and with his sombrero nobody takes him for a whitey anymore. With me…i lost my tourista visage back in Quito..
So back to the lake district….visit it. Its like one of the 50 things to do before u die and rot. tru words. Adios fromVillaricco, gtg load stuff in the car. A new day on the road awaits! Arriba, arriba!
D.
p.s Hanta virus warning in the lake district. No joke.
#1 by Marcel on January 2, 2010 - 7:09 pm
ce’i aia hanta ?
nu uitati de crucea sudului
#2 by Marcel on January 3, 2010 - 12:06 am
ce tantalau is – am internetu’ la dispozitie si ….
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a deadly disease from rodents. Humans can contract the disease when they come into contact with infected rodents or their urine and droppings. HPS was first recognized in 1993 and has since been identified throughout the United States. Although rare, HPS is potentially deadly. Rodent control in and around the home remains the primary strategy for preventing hantavirus infection.
#3 by dsd_moto on January 3, 2010 - 12:33 am
Dariutza draga&gasca,
Frumoasa descriere a locurilor si fenomenelor!
Va urmarim neincetat cu gandul si va dorim (pe muzica de U2) sa navigati fara griji, doar cu bucurii si succese!
Astazi, in vizita la Cordoba v-am dorit cu noi, desi stim ca sunteti in avantaj cu America de Sud!
Keep on moving!
Gasca de Espagna (din care M&V se intorc, cu regrete, maine noapte acasa)