Short still shot of Iguazu Falls
Looks like Jurassic Park
Garganta Del Diablo - Iguazu Falls (Part 2)
Highest and deepest of the falls, now closer
Garganta Del Diablo - Iguazu Falls (No talking)
Just a short still shot of the falls
Garganta Del Diablo - Iguazu Falls (Part 1)
Highest and deepest of the falls
The Raymonds Come to Visit!
I cried when I found out my parents were coming to visit us 😬
I was so excited!!
High on the priority list was obviously ice cream. Our favorite at the time- LadoBueno. The second stop was the most beautiful bookstore in the world- El Ateneo Grand Splendid. It’s in an old theater and just begs to be photographed. We went to the Teatro Colón to see the Orquestra Filarmónica de Buenos Aires.
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Iguazu Falls
Welcome to the Jungle
Have you ever been to a place that fills you with such awe that no picture or description could possibly convey the true power of what you've witnessed? A place that must be experienced firsthand to be truly known? Well, I would say this is pretty accurate for almost 100% of the places we’ve been to so far on this trip, but it’s especially true of Iguazu Falls. Just be sure to keep that in mind when looking at these pictures😜.
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San Pedro de Atacama
High and dry
The Atacama desert is one of the driest places on Earth, second only to Antarctica. It also exists at an extremely high elevation (which is part of the reason for the minimal moisture).
San Pedro de Atacama was suggested as one of the top places to visit in Chile. As with much of our trip, we didn’t have much of a plan once we arrived. We found a quaint Airbnb the week before we were set to arrive.
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Santiago
"Sanhattan"
We were very happy to be on our way to Santiago the day after the unsettling news on our last day in Valparaiso. Our friends were incredibly generous and lent us their apartment in the ritzy Las Condes neighborhood while they were out of town. After spending a week in slightly uncomfortable accommodations in Easter island, and then feeling unsafe in Valparaiso, we were incredibly happy to be in a place that was clean, comfortable, secure, etc.
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Valparaíso
The Colorful, Poetic Port City
Valparaiso is a port city about one and a half hour’s drive from Santiago. It is a city known for it’s colorful houses, cool graffiti artwork, and hills that will leave your legs feeling sore. UNESCO even labeled it a World Heritage site. The city feels like the Latin version of San Francisco. Dotted along the hills, to help transport people up and down, are ascensores, or lifts. It cost us 300 Chilean pesos each (~50 cents) for this opportunity.
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