Part 33 Chile - Copper Mines, Alien Portraits, Final Vehicle Clean up & Export to OZ.

Saturday, 6 September 2014
Part 33 Chile - Copper Mines, Alien Portraits, Final Vehicle Clean up & Export to OZ.

Saturday 6th Sept.

The town of Andacollo where the observatory is situated and is the site of a major Copper and Gold mine.



Driving...

Part 32 Chile - Dotted lines by the Sea, Wild Quanacos, A big 15million year old Shark, The Flowering Desert.

Sunday, 31 August 2014
Part 32 Chile - Dotted lines by the Sea, Wild Quanacos, A big 15million year old Shark, The Flowering Desert.

Sunday 31st Aug


Just north of Antofagasta is the La Portada natural arch.









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Part 31 Chile - Snow Covered Volcanoes, Birds, Birds and more Birds, Seal Colony Camp, Bolivia’s Original Pacific sea port

Monday, 25 August 2014
Part 31 Chile - Snow Covered Volcanoes, Birds, Birds and more Birds, Seal Colony Camp, Bolivia’s Original Pacific sea port

Monday 25th August.

Our border crossing from Peru was easy and the officials helpful. Quarantine did take our remaining fruit, vegetables and honey but we were prepared for that.

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Part 30: Peru - Alien Artistry ?, Peru’s Wild Coast

Thursday, 21 August 2014
Part 30: Peru - Alien Artistry ?, Peru’s Wild Coast

Thursday 21st August.

Today we are on our way again. Lyn is much better, thanks to the Doctors and staff of the San Martin Medical Centre in Ica.


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Part 29: Peru - Colca Canyon, Condors, An Inca Fishing Port, An 1800 year Old Cemetery.

Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Part 29: Peru - Colca Canyon, Condors, An Inca Fishing Port, An 1800 year Old Cemetery.

Wednesday 13th August.

Our exit from Arequipa was slow with a traffic jam. Lots of pushing and horn blowing.


Eventually we are free and on our way...

Part 28: Chile - Old Towns with a Story, Into Peru, Guinea Pig for lunch, Ice Maidens.

Saturday, 9 August 2014
Part 28: Chile - Old Towns with a Story, Into Peru, Guinea Pig for lunch, Ice Maidens.

Saturday 9th August.


A side diversion to sight the Pacific Ocean and the old town of Pisaqua.



The name comes from the Spanish...

Part 27: Chile - Valley of the Moon, Geysers, One Big Copper Mine, Geoglyphs, The Rise & Fall of Saltpeter,

Tuesday, 5 August 2014
Part 27: Chile - Valley of the Moon, Geysers, One Big Copper Mine, Geoglyphs, The Rise & Fall of Saltpeter,

Tuesday 5th August.


From the Bolivia/Chile border and mountain pass at 4600 the road, now bitumen is a long down hill drop to 2300metres and the town of San Pedro de Atacama....

Part 26 Bolivia - Volcano Country, Flamingos, Vehicle Issues

Friday, 1 August 2014
Part 26 Bolivia - Volcano Country, Flamingos, Vehicle Issues

Friday 1st August:




Now we head south following the Bolivian/Chile border and into some isolated country.



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Part 25: Bolivia - Uyuni’s Train Cemetery, Pulacayo a Silver Ghost Town, 12,106 SqKm of Table Salt,

Tuesday, 29 July 2014
Part 25: Bolivia - Uyuni’s Train Cemetery, Pulacayo a Silver Ghost Town, 
12,106 SqKm of Table Salt,

Part 25: Bolivia - Uyuni’s Train Cemetery, Pulacayo a Silver Ghost Town,

12,106 SqKm of Table Salt,


Tuesday 29th July:

The morning...

Part 24: Bolivia - 100 years Back in Time, 4700m+ Mountain Roads, -20*C & Frozen Diesel

Thursday, 24 July 2014
Part 24: Bolivia - 100 years Back in Time, 4700m+ Mountain Roads,  -20*C & Frozen Diesel

Thursday 24th July:

This morning was another negative 3.9 morning but the sky clear and no wind !



The 2 hour border crossing into Bolivia from...

The Andes Mountain Range

Back in South America, driving the dotted lines through the Andes Mountain Range of Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.  High mountains mostly over 4000+ metres and in winter. Not ideal but a challenge.

Remote mountain villages of Argentina, the vast Salt lakes and volcanic regions of Bolivia, Lake Titicaca and the Inca Ruins of Peru. The plan was to return mid October after driving the TransAmazonia road down and through the vast Amazon basin and leaving our truck at a friends place in Ji-parana in Brazil.....However ongoing vehicle issues forced a decision to cut the trip short and return the vehicle to Australia for repairs and modifications. Fortunately our travelling companions were also returning from Santiago with a 40’HC container so it was appropriate to share costs with them.

Uruguay - Argentina - Bolivia - Peru - Brazil