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Santiago and the not-so-distant snow-capped Andes as viewed from the summit of Cerro San Cristobal |
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From Castillo Hidalgo looking eastwards across Santiago in the light of the almost setting sun |
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Reflections of the Andes in the mirror-windowed buildings |
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Enjoying lunch in the winter sunshine on the summit of Cerro San Cristobal |
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The ornamental Fuente Neptuno in the Terraza Neptuno, central Santiago |
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A view of the cableway from the Tupahue Station. The Gran Torre, Santiago's tallest building (300m) is to the left of frame |
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A late afternoon view from the highest level of the Castillo Hidalgo, Santiago |
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A wine tasting selection at a Casablanca Valley winery |
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Colourful houses built on one of the 40 hills in Valparaiso |
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A busy scene on one of the steep Valparaiso streets. Note that the two street dogs each have a kennel to call home! |
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Colours of Valparaiso |
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Careful attention is needed when walking around the streets of Valparaiso |
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The famous "piano stairs" of Valparaiso. Can't see the piano? Here it is. |
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Part of Plaza Sotomayer and the unusual vertical extension to the CSAV building. It seems to possess a passing similarity to "The Tesseract" of the Marvel Movie franchise? |
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Street Art of Valparaiso |
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Another example of Valparaiso Street Art |
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Part of Valparaiso through a porthole window of La Sebastiana, the late Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's home |
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Lunch time - residents feed one of Valparaiso's many street dogs |
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An Easter Island Moai at the Museo Fonck, Viņa del Mar |
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The church in Pisco Elqui, Valle de Elqui |
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Accommodation in "The Hidden Garden", Pisco Elqui |
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Pinhole imagery of the sun shining through a woven sunshade |
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The "Route of the Stars" on the Gabriella Mistral Circuit through Pisco Elqui |
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Inland from La Serena into the foothills of the Andes the terrain is rocky and barren with only the hardiest of plants, such as these cacti, able to survive |
