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Chile & Easter Island  Feb 29 – March 23, 2012 4300 km long and less than 200 km wide on average, Chile has 6534 km of coastline. Northern Chile is mostly the Atacama Desert, the driest desert in the world, … Continue reading →

Bolivia Feb 4- 29/2012 Bolivia is the 5th biggest SA country – about the size of France and Spain combined. Of the 9.8 million people, 60% are indigenous giving it the highest proportion of all SA countries. 70% of the … Continue reading →

Peru Dec 27-Feb 4/2012 Peru is large (about 5 times the size of the UK) and has a population of 30 million. Like Ecuador, it has 3 distinct regions – a narrow coastal strip that is mostly desert (10%), the Andes … Continue reading →

Ecuador is relatively small – about the size of New Zealand or Nevada, and has the highest population density in SA with 15 million people. Oil accounts for 40% of its GDP and the cost of an US gallon of … Continue reading →

SOUTH AMERICA Nov 14, 2011 – May 7, 2012 COLOMBIA Nov 14 – Dec 4, 2011 This winter I have planned on seeing as much of South America as possible. Having been to Patagonia before in 1995 and as I … Continue reading →

Some Hikes in South America Inca Roads Mining in Latin America COLUMBIA ECUADOR, Galapagos Islands,  PERU – El Castillo de Huarmey, Choquequirao, The Ice Maiden of Ampato, The Inca Trail Beyond Maccu Picchu, The Trip BOLIVIA –  Lithium, The Trip CHILE … Continue reading →

SPAIN, S. PORTUGAL, ANDORRA June 6-27, 2011 After finishing the Camino de Santiago on June 4 with Mark and Leon and spending two days in Santiago, Mark and I rented a Kia from Hertz (21 days, 6300 km limit, 277 … Continue reading →

CAMINO de SANTIAGO (THE WAY OF ST JAMES) April 1- June 4, 2011 The first time I heard of this pilgrimage route was from an old friend, a member of the Kootenay Mountaineering Club, and one of the world’s greatest … Continue reading →

Camino de Santiago Spain, Southern Portugal, Andorra Road Trip  Andorra Today

COSTA RICA We flew from David, Panama to Alajuela, the international airport of San Jose, Costa Rica. I was required by the airline, in order to board the flight, to purchase an exit ticket out of Costa Rica, so bought … Continue reading →