Chile: An Amazing Country

Our journey through Chile resulted in many crossings into Argentina then back into Chile and vice-versa; when we headed north we repeated the process -- each time doing all the paperwork (passports, car, pets). This i-movie however covers our visit to Valparaiso area in early February (to check out vehicle shipping options) and our return to Chile at the end of March.

On February 28, 2010 Central Chile was hit by 8.8 earthquake causing extensive damage around the Concepción area. When we returned to Chile at end of March we were amazed to see how quickly Ruta 5 was being repaired. We were equally amazed with Chilean people who were directly impacted by the quake. For example, in a small town called Retiro where many of the adobe style homes were totally destroyed by the quake, we saw a sign “Retiro pensa positivo”.  While the overall damage in the Valparaiso and Santiago areas appeared to be minor everyone we spoke with reported that they felt the quake. We were happy to see again Martin, the owner’s dog at Camping Los Olivos, Laguna Verde. 

The following i-movie captures some images from our travels through Central and Southern Chile.

Sharon
Santiago, Chile
April 13, 2010