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Once I hit the mine, however, I had more economic freedom to flitter about; I visited el Lago Chungara, Humberstown, Pica, and various points and pueblos throughout the interior. Upon deciding to return to the US, I quickly planned a week-long jaunt to the south of Chile and a two-week visit to Peru. The photos below are largely the (tangible) results of said trips. Chile has breathtaking geography -- beautiful deserts, an extraordinary coast, and amazing mountains. Plus, there's nothing like a good bottle of Carmenere, or the Montes blend that Lenka so fortunately introduced me to. At the same time, I find Peruvian Spanish cantadito and lovely. I also missed the "s" in Chile. Peruvian food is also a lot tastier (i.e., spicier), and I prefer the pisco sour north of the border. Unfortunately, I had some trout that didn't agree with me (despite my huge American accent, the cab driver thought we were both Chilean and he sent us to a really good restaurant not designed for tourists. We both paid for it on the train the next morning.) In the end, I found good things and not-so-good things in both countries ... most likely a product of my very different lengths of stays and experiences there. |
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