Beautiful Valparaíso

I am playing catch up for the last two months. To kick things off again, some highlights from an August weekend in beautiful Valparaíso, a funky artistic port city close to Santiago. I had a really hard time choosing photos, so there will be a lot. Everywhere in the city you see:

Happy bright buildings,


Beautiful painted murals,


Cute animals,


Random fun stuff,


Beautiful scenery,


Oh, and great food. But I was too busy eating to take pictures. Until next time, Valparaíso! (Because we're definitely going back.)

El regreso a Santiago

Hola from Santiago! After almost 3 weeks living in a cabin and chasing degus in Fray Jorge National Park (about 5 hrs north of Santiago), we have returned to the big city! Many exciting things happened in Fray Jorge, but I will put just a few highlights up here. For more photos, please see my album on Facebook, and Morgan's album and Rachel's album as well. I will miss many things from Fray Jorge, but needless to say, I love having long hot showers, internet, a fridge, and clean clothes.

A fluffy degu:


An abrocoma!!! Sweetest animal evar!!



Guanaco attack!!



Our field site in Fray Jorge:


With our cabin, and Juan, the nicest person and best cook in the world! (From left to right: Rachel, Raul, Juan, Tina, Loren, Morgan)

Por otros fotos

For more photographs, go to the album: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=180092&id=503947760&l=59dc91dc20

Una desfile y un cafe

We live really close to La Moneda Palace, the presidential building, and the other day we saw horses and a band lining up on our street. What on earth could it be? Why, a parade for the changing of the guard, of course!




Normally I don't drink coffee, but it's hard to say no when a Blackberry Moka looks this good...

El primero post

Hola from Chile! Welcome to my mini photoblog, where I will post a samplings of photos to document my time in Santiago, Chile. Expect my usual animal, field, and food obsessions. I will also post separate links for more photos. Please also check out the blogs of my fellow travelers/explorers here. They have some seriously awesome blogs. =) Bienvenidos y gracias por visitante!

From the city: Santiago

View on a clear day from the top of Santa Lucia hill (most days the smog is too thick to see much):



At the Santiago airport waiting for my flight to New Jersey:


From the field: Rinconada de Maipú

Cururo (looking like a skunk because we were trying to dye it):


Degu:


From the mountains

Happy July 4th from the Andes!