Archive for October, 2012
Pichilemu
Pichilemu is a surf town on the Chilean coast about two hours south of Santiago. It's most famous for the Punta de Lobos break. We headed there to hang out by the beach for a few weeks and take Spanish classes at the Pichilemu Language School. We stayed at the Cabanas Buena Vista, which we LOVED! We rode bikes, celebrated the 18th of September (Chilean Independence from Spain), and made a few friends that we took along with us as we travelled south. [gallery link="file" columns="3"]...
Refugio Shangrila
Refugio Shangrila is an abandoned ski hut in the Shanrgila Valley about a two hour hike from Las Trancas. We were lucky enough to be escorted by two awesome snow dogs that live at MI Lodge, Ronnie and Kaya. [gallery link="file" columns="3"] ...
Las Trancas
If you head east from Chillan an hour up into the mountains, Las Trancas is the valley at the end of the road right before the ski area Termas de Chillan. The ski area has the longest run in South America, Tres Marias, spanning 19 km. The lifts are slow but they go up pretty high and with the wide open landscape and very few trees you have access to a lot of terrain from the top. Due to spring/summer conditions, we spent more time hiking than riding. Here are some of the pics. If anyone visits the area we recommend MI Lodge, an awesome li...