Chile

[jpvm]

FYI ... :smiley_drive:

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/chile/santiago/travel-tips-and-articles/76861

 

[coax]

Hrm, two out of 10 isn't bad :jumping: Need more vacation, less work.

 

[coax]

More pictures of Chile, just because

 

[jpvm]

Very beautiful pictures ! These are of the Torres del Paine national park ... sadly these days is under a 12.000 Hectar wild fire (due to israeli tourists that mada a campfire in the wild with high winds)... everybody hates them , they tried to escape and were caught.

 

[jpvm]

Some more of the chilean summer now January 6, 2012

 

[zolo]

Hola! Me gustan las cuatrimotos! Soy tu compatriota.....

Zolo is from EEUU. Soy su polola.

 

[coax]

Some more of the chilean summer now January 6, 2012

Very Bummer about the fire, that even made the news up here. If we don't get some snow soon we might end up with a big fire season this summer too...

 

[jpvm]

hola , un agrado saludar a una chilena "patiperro"... un abrazo a ti y tu "american" pololo !!

JP

 

[jpvm]

Yes man , its a pity, some 13.000 hectars are gone with the fire ... this was started by israeli backpackers camping on the wild (outside of the national park) , they were caught and are being prosecuted by now. These guys camp on the wild (not at the park's designated camping areas) in order not to pay the camping costs (mega bummer !!) , and due to high winds they started this wildfire. Authorities are pushing to reopen the park in order not to lose tourism flow (this fire did not affect the main touristic spots, but damaged some surroundings that will take years to recover..).

 

[jpvm]

Hi there , reviving this post, some shots of our trip to southern Chile , January 2012 ... summertime !!

 

[jpvm]

 

[rcofreitas]

Hi, there!

To say the least.....your pics are fantastic!

I have visited Chile from Coyhayque, Torres del Paine, round tour to Lake General Carreras, Carretera Austral and down to Punta Arenas.

AWESOME!

I'm returning next June to Atacama region, from Paso de Jama and possibly, down to Copiapo and Paso de San Francisco.

Do you have any info on the snow amount in this Paso in June?

Thanks for sharing your pics, I'll try to send some of General Carrera and Carretera Austral.

This is my very first post here.

rgs,

Ricardo

 

[jpvm]

Boas Tardes Ricardo , muito obrigado pel suas palabras !!
You may laugh but these latter pictures are cell phone pictures !! But I try to shoot the nicest parts somebody from out of Chile would like to see. I am an avid fan of travelling , camping , biking, watersports, etc. and really Chile has a lot to offer. Very nice trip you did , I have been twice on the Carrertera austral , evan camping there, also have done the round trip around the General Carrera lake (Chile's biggest and shared with Argentina) those are places given good weather are one of the nicest to see in Chile. Atamaca Region is also awsome, different game than souther Chile's rain forests and lakes, but the desert and the high altitude plains , volacnoes, etc. are of unmatched beauty. Been also around those places too. Paso San Francisco is a high altitude pass , like 4000 masl (13.000 ft) so in June (winter in Chile) expect it to be closed.- Check here : http://www.pasosfronterizos.gov.cl/ and also in particlar here : http://www.pasosfronterizos.gov.cl/cf_sanfco.html

Cheers and see you around !!
JP

 

[rcofreitas]

Holla JP!

Thank you for you answer and sites! (Paso de San Francisco)
(Sorry for not even trying to write in Spanish! I can understand it all right, but writing...... that's another story!)

About you cell phone pictures..... nothing to laugh about! Great Pictures!!!

I will keep visiting your posts about Chile!

Next time I will plan a trip to the extreme south of Chile. Maybe Puerto Montt or even further.

hope to see you around. (and more pictures from Chile!)

Ricardo

 

[jpvm]

Hey Ricardo , thanks for watching my pictures of Chile and hope to meet ya sometime whe youy guys are around the place (I live in Santiago no matter this).

Here's another picture of a recent trip to Atacama region ...