Reading and Roaming
ARRIVING IN PUERTO VARAS Yesterday we left Santiago, endured the agony of lines in that airport, and flew to Puerto Montt. Puerto Montt is south of Santiago and is the capital of this state in the Lake District. We were met and driven a short distance to the neighboring town of Puerto Varas (population 44,000) …
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EASTER ISLAND PART 2 On our second day we began with the local museum, MAPSE, which is funded at least in part by the Easter island Foundation. This small museum has an excellent exhibit on the history of the island and the arrival of the Rapa Nui along with a number of artifacts including one …
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RAPA NUI, DAY 10 Our first full day on the island was a day of exploration with our own guide. Chris is an American from Virginia (ex-hippie he called himself) who came here eighteen years ago and really never left. He met his Rapa Nui fiancée on his first trip here, and together they have …
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EASTER ISLAND We flew back to Santiago from Calama last evening and then this morning flew to Easter Island. The Santiago airport has outgrown its present space and is always crowded with long snaking lines leading to the check-in counters each of which is dedicated to a specific destination. Finding which long line to be …
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