Chile 2007

Plaza Italia in Santiago de Chile

Huge Santa Claus in front of the Central Station in 30 degrees

Garages in Barrio Brasil

Murals in Barrio Brasil

Children swimming in parque Quinta Normal

The pink Basilica del Salvador

Plaza de Armas in Santiago

View on Santiago from Cerro Santa Lucia

A fountain in Parque Forestal

House with flowers in Barrio Bellavista

Pretty restaurant in Barrio Bellavista

View on the road to Valparaiso

The market place in Valparaiso

Inside the market place

Inside the market place

Valparaiso Avenida Brasil

Bright paint in Valparaiso

More blue in the street

El Palacio Polanco, Valparaiso

Cathedral tower in Valparaiso

Art students drawing the old buildings

Colonial atmosphere in Valparaiso

In the port of Valparaiso

Sotomayor Square In Valparaiso

Ascensor Cordillera

Ascensor Artilleria

Colorful hostel in Cerro Concepcion

Typical street in the Cerros

View from the plane on the southern ice fields

Cemetery in Puerto Natales

Cemetery in Puerto Natales

At the Magellan Straight in Punta Arenas, where it is windy

Playing kids in Punta Arenas

Dog challenges the wind in Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas is not the end of the world, but it&#x27;s close

Patagonia on the Chilean side

Monument in Puerto Natales

Parque Nacional Torres del Paine

And there are the famous Torres in the distance

The torres are visible from far away

Gaucho on horseback in Torres del Paine

First day in the park and the views are already fantastic

You have to carry all your stuff

Pretty valley on the way to the Torres

Birds fishing in a river

Looks like the work of a gardener

Pretty views wherever you look

Ready to climb to the top after breaking up camp

The Mirador of the Torres del Paine

Close up of the Torres

The national park is named after this fantastic view

The water in that lake is freezing cold

Starting day 2 in the park

Crossing a river

Wild-blue Pea flowers

Path along Lago Nordenskjold

Black-faced Ibises in Torres del Paine National Park

First view of Lago Nordenskjold

One of the prettiest lakes I have seen: Lago Nordenskjold

The views keep on changing

Stone beach along Lago Nordenskjold

It&#x27;s not easy to climb with all your gear on your back

Lago Nordenskjold is a translucent mirror

My walking mate in Torres del Paine

View on one of the cerros

Hiking on day 3 in PN Torres del Paine

White mountains with black tops

It&#x27;s pretty rough out here

Panorama in Valle del Frances

Dead trees in Valle del Frances

View from Valle del Frances

Last view on day 3

Vicu&ntilde;a lama on day 4

A whole herd of lama

Moving to the south, next Destination: Tierra del Fuego