We headed south for 1,000 miles through desert. Our first stop was Humberstone by Iquique, an abandoned saltpeter site and a World Heritage Site (#28). We spent the night and headed to the city of Antofagasta which is down a steep and … Continued
Posted on April 8, 2013 I was just about to work on writing a new blog post, when I realized that I had forgotten to upload the last post I wrote. That leaves nearly a month long gap. For … Continued
Yes, in fact, the Easter Bunny does! The Easter Bunny arrived with chocolate bunnies, baskets and small gifts and clues. Easter morning was spent in the Atacama fog, a thick fog that burns off by midday. In the Atacama, they … Continued
Chile is much nicer than Peru. The first town we went to was Arica, Chile. It was on the coast, and while I was paranoid about tsunamies and the like, I enjoyed it. It was quite pricey, and we were … Continued
The desert – Team DeCorso loves the desert! But even we desert lovers are tiring of the thousands of miles of desert we are traveling through. It is very, very hot here. We are also at a mere 9,000 feet … Continued
We got into Chile sometime ago. It was a bit of a relief to leave Peru and enter a place where traffic laws were enforced and the water was drinkable. Arica was the first city we got to. Arica reminded … Continued