Elderhostel
program in
Chile
Fjord lands of Chile: People and Nature of Land and Sea
November 2003
Our Leader, Claudio Le Roy
Experiment Chile
showing us Santiago, Chile
we visited the Moneda Palace
More Photos of the Moneda Palace
had lunch at Los Cuernos del Toro
with entrameces
visited the market in Temuco
learned about Rodeo in Chile
visited Roble Huacho school
More Photos from Roble Huacho school
heard about Mapuche culture from Mauuel Manquepi
met Irene Weche
who told us about Mapuche life and weaving
More Photos of Mapuche Weaving
we had a Mapuche lunch
visited the seaside
More Photos of Carahue and Puerto Saaveda
Eduardo Yeager told us about German settlement of Chile
More Photos of German settlement
we visited Petrohue falls
without seeing the Osorno volcano
which was hid in the clouds
went to the cathedral in Puerto Varas
to hear the choir from Argentina
went aboard the Skorpios II
More Photos from the Skorpios II
landed at Puerto Aguirre
More Photos from Puerto Aguirre
we danced on board
and in smaller boats visited the San Rafael glacier
Photos of the San Rafael glacier
got ice from the glacier for our drinks
stopped at the hot springs for a barbeque lunch on land
stopped in Queilen and learned of Chiloč island
visited the cathedral in Castro City, a World Heritage site
Photos of other World Heritage sites I have visited
Farewell dinner on board at Puerto Montt
