I have drafted a preliminary route of the first phase of my trip: the northern parts of Chile and Argentina.
Copy-n-paste to see it in google maps: http://goo.gl/maps/Lp5rH
The plan is to initially start off from Santiago heading North towards Bolivia. In Chile I have listed stops in:
Valparaiso / Viña del MarLa Serena (hopefully on the 18th of September, the Chilean national day)
Pan del Azúkar National Park
San Pedro de Atacama
Lauca National Park
I will also keep my eyes open for the Pisco vineyards along the way!
(Anything I forgot!??)
Bolivia:
I haven´t heard, or read anything about absolute essential stops in Bolivia, and the plan is to cruize through, enjoying the landscape, the people and some peace! The salt-flats is on the list! I will return to Bolivia at a later stage on my trip, thus no hurry!
Northern Argentina
This is something everyone talks about in the hostel world. Cities like Salta, Tucuman, Cordoba are well recognized and visited for their unique character and are thus the stops marked on my check-list!
I will save Mendoza for my trip out east, and Iguazu for next year, as I only have a month and a half before I need to be back in Santiago.
At the start of November, I am invited to take part of an expedition to explore the jungles of Peru in search and study of Orchids! A random stop perhaps, but certainly a one-time-opportunity to see the jungle from a very unique perspective! So I will fly out from Santiago and meet up with a friend to my family in Lima, who is in fact leading this expedition! |
| Head back East, from where I once came |
I´m going back to celebrate Christmas with my beautiful family in Sweden (due time) and plan to continue my journey in January 2014. Upon my return, I have waiting the astonishing south of Argentina, the incredible Patagonia and much later..Brazil!
Please leave comments!! I appreciate all feedback!!
Thanks,
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