Chile [Archive] - Expedition Portal

jpvm

12-09-2010, 03:47 PM

Call me chauvinist, but I love my country , here is Chile !!

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jpvm

12-09-2010, 03:48 PM

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jpvm

12-09-2010, 03:48 PM

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jpvm

12-09-2010, 03:49 PM

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jpvm

12-09-2010, 03:50 PM

Last ones and sorry for the long shot I took ....

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jpvm

12-09-2010, 03:53 PM

Since I will be the only one posting here :sombrero: ... I will put some more ....

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jpvm

12-09-2010, 03:54 PM

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jpvm

12-09-2010, 03:55 PM

jpvm

12-09-2010, 03:58 PM

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jpvm

12-09-2010, 04:01 PM

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jpvm

12-09-2010, 04:05 PM

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jpvm

12-09-2010, 09:25 PM

Chilean Patagonia, can't get any better ....

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constructeur

12-09-2010, 11:21 PM

Cheers for sharing.

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Where was this?

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Somewhere south of Puerto Montt?

jpvm

12-09-2010, 11:52 PM

Snafu

12-10-2010, 02:28 AM

I've actually been quite captivated by your country for some time....I'd love nothing more than to make the drive all the way to the very tip of South America and then explore Argentina....

I had never realized just how much beauty ya'll have stored up down there...seems as if you're all trying to keep it a secret!!

I'm also quite jealous of those trucks. I wish we had more options in the smaller truck category that were actually trucks!

SafariPacific

12-10-2010, 04:13 AM

Thanks for sharing your photos. Very nice indeed!

I'm working on getting myself and my truck to Chile and hope to capture some great photos as you have.

Cheers

jpvm

12-10-2010, 01:16 PM

We'll be waiting for you guys... :costumed-smiley-007

jpvm

12-11-2010, 03:02 AM

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jpvm

12-11-2010, 03:03 AM

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jpvm

12-11-2010, 03:05 AM

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jpvm

12-11-2010, 03:06 AM

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jpvm

12-11-2010, 03:08 AM

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jpvm

12-11-2010, 03:12 AM

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jpvm

12-11-2010, 03:12 AM

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jpvm

12-11-2010, 03:14 AM

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Scott Brady

12-11-2010, 03:41 AM

Chile is one of those magical places on earth - no doubt. Thanks for sharing.

Here is my contribution.

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jpvm

12-11-2010, 10:57 AM

Thanks a lot Scott !!
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(small question´bout the 1st pic, where is that located ?, far north Chile ?)

jpvm

12-12-2010, 09:47 PM

Some more of last September , southern Chile ...

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jpvm

12-12-2010, 09:50 PM

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Christian P.

12-12-2010, 09:52 PM

I am moving to Chile.

jpvm

12-12-2010, 09:56 PM

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jpvm

12-12-2010, 09:57 PM

I am moving to Chile.

Well there is still some space here Christian :)

constructeur

12-13-2010, 04:21 AM

Oh yes , I see you are a seasoned southern Chile visitor... yes , that ferry is the one sailing from Puerto Montt to Caleta Gonzalo (Pumalin Park).

The giant Alerce tree (over 5.000 years old) is located in the Alerce area of the Pumalin Park , http://www.parquepumalin.cl/content/eng/index.htm

Cheers man !

JP- I haven't been yet mate, but I have been putting quite a bit of time into familiarizing myself with Chile and Argentina as the family and I are planning a trek down there.

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Sorry to pry, but is this in the Matanzas region as well? Just trying to research cool things to see and visit!

Chile seems to have quite a variety of diverse ecosystems that I can't wait to see and experience the way you have with your family. Cheers again for sharing.

-Terry

INSAYN

12-13-2010, 07:19 AM

Wow, 90% of your pictures look like they were taken somewhere in Oregon. Even the coast looks similar to ours. :Wow1:

jpvm

12-13-2010, 09:45 AM

Wow, 90% of your pictures look like they were taken somewhere in Oregon. Even the coast looks similar to ours. :Wow1:

Well you're right man , southern Chile has a climate and landscapes pretty similar to Washington, Oregon and the Rockies areas. Same happens with southern Chile's coastline, it looks like the Pacific Oregon coast. Central Chile is very similar to Big Sur and Southern California coastal regions, just the other hemisphere mirrored ! :) .

jpvm

12-13-2010, 09:55 AM

JP- I haven't been yet mate, but I have been putting quite a bit of time into familiarizing myself with Chile and Argentina as the family and I are planning a trek down there.

Sorry to pry, but is this in the Matanzas region as well? Just trying to research cool things to see and visit!

Chile seems to have quite a variety of diverse ecosystems that I can't wait to see and experience the way you have with your family. Cheers again for sharing.

-Terry

Hey Terry
I posted the pictures a little mixed, so you'll find pics of southern Chile (even close to Patagonia) mixed wityh some of Central Chile. For Example Matanzas is like 100 miles south of Santiago (Captial city of Chile, in the middle of the country north to south), but those withe the snowed volcanoes (Pucon, Conguillio, etc.) are 500 miles south of Santiago. Some others with the ferry, the giant Alerce trees, etc. are closer to Patagonia (between 600 and 1200 miles south of Santiago).

Chile is long and narrow, but from north to south it has 3 or 4 main ecosystems and climates. In the north (1300 miles north of Santiago) it has the world's dryest desert (Atacama desert, it rains every 10 years or so), where for example this year we have again the Paris - Daker Rally. Then you get the Central area where you have mild mediterranean climate (like California, Nevada, etc.) with rainy winters and hot summers (300 miles north of Santiago thru 300 miles south), then comes the South (500 to 1000 miles south of Santiago) you have the lake district, with many volcanoes, hot springs, lakes, forests, humid forests, like Oregon, Washington, Rocky Mountain in Summer, etc. and humid winters,m with a lot of rain and snow. Then the far south 1500 miles south where is its pretty cold like a mix of northern Canada to Alaska, with forests , galciers, frozen lakes, windy open spaces, etc.

The good part of Chile for adventurers and campers is the fact that we don't have harmful critters, nor wolves, bears, snakes, spyders, etc. so you can really camp in the open widerness without any fear.

jpvm

12-14-2010, 11:39 PM

Wow , this post is slower than Monday mornin' :elkgrin:

jpvm

12-15-2010, 02:07 AM

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jpvm

12-15-2010, 02:11 AM

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12-15-2010, 02:14 AM

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RusherRacing

12-15-2010, 03:04 PM

Amazing photos - it looks like a very fun vacation or life style!!

CanuckMariner

12-15-2010, 03:38 PM

Nothing chauvinistic about it at all! Definitely a beautiful country and enjoyed my stay there as well although many years ago now. Thanks for sharing!:costumed-smiley-007

jpvm

12-15-2010, 04:08 PM

Thanks guys, comments coming from seasoned travellers is rewarding.

And yes, all these pictures were taken by me on vacation excursions to some of the most "touristic" places in southern Chile. There is a lot more to see in this country especially in the far north where deserts and beaches dominate.

I live in a 5 million soul city and hate the crowds , therefore my ramblings are to mostly inhabited parts of Chile where our souls touch the sky. :drool:

SChandler

12-15-2010, 04:16 PM

Thanks for sharing the awesome photos. I would love to spend some time traveling through Chile. It's definitely on the list of places to see before I die.

jmccandless

12-15-2010, 07:11 PM

jpvm

12-15-2010, 09:55 PM

Your pictures are great, the country looks amazing,

I've started looking at a trip down there and am trying to figure out whether to rent a vehicle or to fly in and buy one, then sell when I leave. If I am there, buying might be more economical...

Do you know of a good online classified for Santiago? I haven't been able to find one yet...

Yes, on cars, you might find some here :

http://www.chileautos.cl/chileautos.asp
http://www.semi-nuevos.cl/index.php/usados.html
http://automoviles.elmercurio.com/Clasificados/Venden/index.asp
http://www.twistedandes.com/foro/forumdisplay.php?f=39

NOTE : 475 Chilean Pesos = 1 US$

I am not sure if you can buy a car being a foreigner since once bought you might put the papers in your name and therefore you'll need a RUT (our social security number). There are some car sales places that can sell you a car or better a 4x4 truck and once you'r gone they buy it back ... try http://www.automotrizlascondes.cl/ventas.html , contact Mr Pablo Bononato (owner).

Renting a car in Chile is way more expensive than in the US since its a matter of excess (or lack) of offerings here, so its quite expensive. You'll fine no matter this Hertz, Alamo, National, etc.
Noiwadays you'll also find people renting pickups, vans, campers, even better bikes (www.motoaventura.cl), but its not cheap.

jpvm

12-15-2010, 10:04 PM

Thanks for sharing the awesome photos. I would love to spend some time traveling through Chile. It's definitely on the list of places to see before I die.

Bro , there is no need to die so young :wings: , we'll wait for ya down here :)

jmccandless

12-15-2010, 10:57 PM

jpvm

12-15-2010, 11:41 PM

Thank you so much for the links and info!

Some additional searching led me to believe that non-residents can obtain a RUT in Chile. That would allow one to buy a car and obtain insurance for it...
Still, there are more questions than answers, but it's a start!

I guess I won't know if this really makes sense financially and time-wise until I get more details... :smiley_drive:

I'll post up what I am able to find out...

Jason

Not a problem Jason, you might contact these guys that actually offer this service : http://www.automotrizlascondes.cl/ventas.html , contact Mr Pablo Bononato (owner). To circulate you must buy a 3rd party accident liabilty/insurance that costs like 30 bucks a year , you are not forced to buy any other insurance like you must in the US.

And yes you can get the RUT number , there are Foreign ID (RUT), have no details however if this requieres some time as resident in Chile...

Anything lemme know.

SChandler

12-16-2010, 07:45 PM

Bro , there is no need to die so young :wings: , we'll wait for ya down here :)

Ha ha, I guess I should have finished my thought. I've been warming my wife up to the idea of doing some extended, vehicular based traveling in a couple of years. She's starting to warm up to the idea, but has said "We're going to Europe first, if we go.":ylsmoke: So, I'm still trying to sell her on South America. Until then, I'm really digging all of the photos and first hand info you're sharing.

jpvm

12-16-2010, 09:30 PM

Ha ha, I guess I should have finished my thought. I've been warming my wife up to the idea of doing some extended, vehicular based traveling in a couple of years. She's starting to warm up to the idea, but has said "We're going to Europe first, if we go.":ylsmoke: So, I'm still trying to sell her on South America. Until then, I'm really digging all of the photos and first hand info you're sharing.

:ylsmoke: , Europe is immensly expensive and is freezing :) , hell a coke costs Eur 5 , and all has been seen and done there, these is no wilderness :snorkel: , you have to pay to do off roading in parks ... this land (CHILE) has parts that are (civilizedly) the last untouched land to find (without being eaten by a lion or shot by a gunman)

Check this :

http://www.parquepumalin.cl
http://www.torresdelpaine.com/ingles/index.asp

PS : Show your "Mrs" all my pictures ... she'll change her mind ... ahahahahah

jpvm

12-17-2010, 12:57 AM

A little more ....

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http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8972/img5624e.jpg

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jpvm

12-17-2010, 01:13 AM

moa ...

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jmccandless

12-17-2010, 01:36 AM

jpvm

12-17-2010, 01:55 AM

Good lord, I'm coming down there for sure.

JP, thanks for the info on the National park and Pumalin Park look great. I'm a little familiar with Doug Tompkin's efforts down there, but hadn't heard of Pumalin.

Beautiful country and outstanding fly fishing to top it off. Who cares that I don't speak Spanish...sign me up.

4 nothin' , yes Douglas Tompkins is a well known personality having bought this huge land and creating natural sanctuaries (also has done similar in southern Argentina) for preservation purposes, Pumalin is his pride and joy , it took a lot of goverment hurdles to be created. I've been twice down there camping and overlandin and the efforts are huge, the park is really a jewel to see and you can notice the respect for our mother nature in every detail.

PS : Fly fishing is world class down there and is world reknown. Remember that Chile fights the rank N°1 in the world with Norway in salmon bussiness, with the world's best freshwater (O2 and food) to breed salmon.

jpvm

12-17-2010, 09:56 AM

Continuing my photo journey through Chile , for those interested , here it resumes ....

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mikec1701

12-17-2010, 10:20 AM

jpvm

12-17-2010, 10:41 AM

I enjoyed your photos. Nice to see your whole family enjoying adventure in your beautiful country. Que lindo!

P.S. This is my first post, and I'm gathering ideas for my first off-road vehicle. I think it would be amazing to drive it all the way through central to south america someday, including Venezuela where I was born. Of course while I'm in the neighborhood I would have to stop by Chile as well!

Hola y gracias !! Gladly invited... I've been Windsurfing in Margarita (El Yaque) many times and enjoyed the Venezuelan hospitality, great spot , great people !

And also yes, all what I do outdoors is along with my kids (11 and 9) and wife, that is the clue to a great life.

jpvm

12-17-2010, 10:42 AM

jmccandless

12-20-2010, 05:21 AM

Thanks JP! Looks like a great recommendation,

jpvm

12-21-2010, 09:36 AM

Pretty good !

Close to home, up in the mountains however... just 30 min from downtown Santiago..

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/2008/img3682c.jpg

Jolly Roger

12-31-2010, 03:27 PM

jpvm

12-31-2010, 04:58 PM

Yes Chile is a wonderfully diverse country. I had the good fortune to spend 3 months there around 20 years ago. We got as far south as Puerto Montt, Coihaique, etc. and I was struck by how similar the geography was to the west coast of Canada. Sadly, we didn't get any further north than Santiago, so I didn't get a chance to visit the famous Atacama region. However, we're in the process of planning a round-the-world trip and Central and South America will be our first destinations. I'm really looking forward to exploring Chile again, revisiting some of the places that hold fond memories for me and discovering new and exciting areas. Thanks for sharing your photos!

Thanks a lot for sharing your experiences. You will be amazed how Chile has changed for good in the last 20 years. Everything is much more in order, more developed, cleaner, highways are a world different, cities have all in order, clean, low robbery, and services like gas stations, Wi fi , internet, lodging, fast food, malls, etc. is a world different... I think you will be amazed how changed Chile is. No matter this, you still have the far north (Atacama desert , be sure to check www.Dakar.com for the Dakar Rally coming to Chile Jan 6 - 15) and far south like the lake district, and Patagonia where adventure, camping, outdoors, climbing, kayacking, etc. is on every corner.

jpvm

01-05-2011, 02:04 AM

Hello again, I'´m "on field" these days. In southern Chile ...

some shots

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jpvm

01-05-2011, 02:05 AM

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jpvm

01-05-2011, 02:26 AM

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jpvm

01-12-2011, 03:23 AM

Although nobody cares :sombrero::sombrero: , here are some more shots of today's outing into Conguillio National Park (IX Region , Chile) , where some years ago they filmed BBC's "Walking with Dinosaurs" , since this place has evolveld almost nothing from the paleozoic era... this park is one of Chile's most beautiful ones, combining Volcanoes, lakes, ancient forests, etc. and the basicness we all need to forget the cities and modern life.

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jpvm

01-23-2011, 09:04 AM

This past week I've travelled to the north of Chile, world's dryest desert, nice beaches, high altitude desert , camping in the wild, etc.

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jpvm

01-23-2011, 09:05 AM

more shots ...

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jpvm

01-23-2011, 09:06 AM

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jpvm

01-23-2011, 09:08 AM

more ...........

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jpvm

01-23-2011, 09:14 AM

last ones ....

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stankfoot

01-26-2011, 07:12 AM

cant be last ones.

great photos and thanks for sharing

jpvm

01-26-2011, 03:49 PM

cant be last ones.

great photos and thanks for sharing

To you man for watching .... and hearing the popular call , here are some more of Norther Chile (most of them 600 miles north of Santiago, Chile) :elkgrin::elkgrin::elkgrin:

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/2796/img7977e.jpg

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jpvm

01-28-2011, 01:45 AM

More, to keep it alive !!!

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constructeur

01-28-2011, 03:21 AM

I can dig it.

jpvm

01-28-2011, 09:13 AM

I can dig it.

Thanks man :coffee:

mesha

01-28-2011, 05:39 PM

Navman

01-28-2011, 06:10 PM

Awesome photos. I've been telling my wife for years that I'm moving to Chile one day. We haven't been there yet but planning for next year.

jpvm

01-29-2011, 10:06 PM

You are lucky to live where you do.

My wife and I have been dreaming of chili for a long time. Some day we will get there. I especially want to visit the Atacama desert. Some parts go hundreds of years without rain, wow. I teach a unit in my science class about xerophiles, an extremophile that lives in low water conditions, and would love to look for some. I would also love to check out Ojos del Salado the tallest volcano in the world.

Hi , well all pics you see here, from the "north" of Chile , are only of the southern part of the Atacama Desert, but in the northern part of this desert , some 600 more miles (still in Chile) into the nrth, you may find these spots where statistically there hasn't rained for hundred of years (this is why its called , and it is in the Guinness Records, as the driest desert of the world). And turning into Conaf (which is our park service and conservation agency) they can guide you to see flora and animals that actually survive these conditions. Its incredible when once a year, the southern part of the desert, receives some drops of rain, it turns into a gigantic garden that dies in a week, it's called the bloomed desert, and thousand of photographers and visitors travel north.
Those pictures where there is a full moon at night, are very close to the are of the Ojos del Salado Volcano (6890 masl = 15.200 ftasl) area.

jpvm

01-29-2011, 10:11 PM

Awesome photos. I've been telling my wife for years that I'm moving to Chile one day. We haven't been there yet but planning for next year.

Cool, we won't move , we'll wait for ya :bike_rider:

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5998/img8187o.jpg

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Blain

01-30-2011, 03:32 AM

Fantastic pictures!!!

jpvm

01-31-2011, 01:04 AM

Thanks a lot guys, here are some more ... hope you don't mind

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jpvm

02-04-2011, 09:45 AM

Good morning , thanks the Creator today's Friday (finally!)

More northern Chile !!! we ROCK :):coffeedrink::coffeedrink:

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jmccandless

02-04-2011, 04:48 PM

A quick update to my trip, I'm still going but only for one month. :coffeedrink:

The whole car issue worked out easier in Argentina. So, I'm flying into Bariloche to pick up a rental and will then tour/fly fish my way around Patagonia throughout Arg. and Chile. Possibly down to Rio Gallegos...

Thanks again for pics and inspiration!

Best,
Jason

jpvm

02-06-2011, 02:16 AM

Good luck man , next time , try MORE Chile ok ?
These pics are excactly of the opposite side of Patagonia (which I love) and what you'll see down there , this is what I've got this time ... :smiley_drive:

http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/8118/img8062wo.jpg

http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/8692/img8055n.jpg

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coax

02-08-2011, 02:19 AM

Here's a few more pics of Chile from my trip. Really wish I would have had the cruiser to go exploring more, but my transportation consisted of a bus :smiley_drive:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_RHGIeuamB_E/TVC1XIfsnCI/AAAAAAAAA2s/WkJ4m85v3kQ/DSCF0101%20Near%20Valle%20de%20la%20Luna%2C%20Atac ama%20Desert%2C%20Chile.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_RHGIeuamB_E/TVC1Xh-SL6I/AAAAAAAAA2w/ARMU6NNQyrQ/DSCF0007%20More%20Dunes%2C%20Atacama%20Desert%2C%2 0Chile.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_RHGIeuamB_E/TVC1YfX5qlI/AAAAAAAAA20/SFyO716Io3Q/DSCF0040%20No%20bus%20yet%2C%20%20Chiloe%2C%20Chil e.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_RHGIeuamB_E/TVC1Yw7obiI/AAAAAAAAA24/1bk3ExkN-Ok/DSCF0009%20Rio%20Ascensio%2CTorres%20del%20Paine%2 0NP%2C%20Chile.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_RHGIeuamB_E/TVC1ZDWy1II/AAAAAAAAA28/WzoHqnJbD0w/DSCF0060.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_RHGIeuamB_E/TVC1ZwNcBCI/AAAAAAAAA3A/xeCkTpgklYk/DSCF0084.JPG

https://picasaweb.google.com/hobogoesrogue/Chile?pli=1#5571152200582407762

jpvm

02-08-2011, 03:32 PM

Nice pics man !! Very nice places , you covered North to South Patagonia I see.

coax

02-08-2011, 08:45 PM

Nice pics man !! Very nice places , you covered North to South Patagonia I see.

Thanks! Yep went from the north down and crossed into Argentina near Puerto Montt. If//when I can make it back I'd love to take Highway 7 is it?? all the way down south. In some respects Chile reminds me of colorado. Mix of desert and mountains, lots to do and see!

jpvm

02-09-2011, 01:53 AM

Thanks! Yep went from the north down and crossed into Argentina near Puerto Montt. If//when I can make it back I'd love to take Highway 7 is it?? all the way down south. In some respects Chile reminds me of colorado. Mix of desert and mountains, lots to do and see!

Yes , its called "Carretera Austral", it starts in Puerto Montt southbounds, but then have to take a 4 hour ferry and the continue driving south , its a great place to visit for nature lovers and crowds haters :elkgrin:

some pics of this road....

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/7081/carraustral0302xm.jpg

http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/2509/carraustral0319zr.jpg

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jpvm

02-09-2011, 01:55 AM

coax

02-09-2011, 02:44 AM

Yes , its called "Carretera Austral", it starts in Puerto Montt southbounds, but then have to take a 4 hour ferry and the continue driving south , its a great place to visit for nature lovers and crowds haters :elkgrin:

some pics of this road....

And now I want to go there even more! What an adventure that would be. :Wow1:

jpvm

02-19-2011, 03:15 PM

Although another story, but this review of the '11 Dakar shows mostly Chilean terrain and what you'll see in northern Chile ... worth the look : :bike_rider:

mzf5EriCibk

Brodyagi

02-26-2011, 01:44 AM

Hi! Thanks. Interesting country and interesting people. I need to think about how to come to you on your Nissan - Safari. :smiley_drive:
Vladimir.

jpvm

02-26-2011, 01:00 PM

Hi! Thanks. Interesting country and interesting people. I need to think about how to come to you on your Nissan - Safari. :smiley_drive:
Vladimir.

Hi Vlad, thanks tovarich :bike_rider: , yes for you to cross the world (no matter a Safari will do that :victory: ) would be a huge trip, may the trip of your lifetime !! :sombrero:

Brodyagi

02-27-2011, 02:29 AM

Thanks. You're right. In 2010, we traveled 26.500 km. Moscow - Murmansk - Norway - Iceland - Denmark - Czech Republic - Poland - Ukraine - Russia - Vladivostok.
Chile is not so far!:)

jpvm

02-27-2011, 03:13 AM

Thanks. You're right. In 2010, we traveled 26.500 km. Moscow - Murmansk - Norway - Iceland - Denmark - Czech Republic - Poland - Ukraine - Russia - Vladivostok.
Chile is not so far!:)

:Wow1::Wow1::Wow1:, oh yes, looking it this way, you are 100% right.

PS: this summer vacation we drove 6.000 kmts , INSIDE Chile ... so for me looks like something feasible.

Brodyagi

02-27-2011, 06:58 AM

jpvm

02-27-2011, 01:12 PM

6000 km is a lot. Very well that traveling as a family.
This year we are going to Mongolia. When we return we will think about Chile. Important. Is there a ferry from Europe or Asia?
Help me with the route? Do I need to learn Spanish?:ylsmoke:

Normally what I've seen from Germans touring to Southamerica y to ship their 4x4s in a contianer from Hamrburg or Antwerpen to Buenos Aires Argentina, and from there drive around Southamerica.

With English you can survive in Southamerica , in large cities , but there are the most locations where only Spanish is spoken , so the ancient language of signs will help you out ... :bike_rider::bike_rider:

Brodyagi

02-28-2011, 05:27 AM

Oh, we know the ancient language of signs...:victory: The translator is not needed ...w,ll come with an open heart.... :)

jpvm

03-04-2011, 09:41 PM

some more pics I found on my HD ... 2 years ago ....

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jpvm

03-04-2011, 09:42 PM

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jpvm

03-04-2011, 09:44 PM

last ones of southern Chile (this is northern Patagonia however)

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FLYFISHEXPERT

03-15-2011, 09:50 PM

Here are some pictures from our recent trip:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=45916&id=131390996893908&l=b8376b1555

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http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/199573_196649783701362_131390996893908_544750_2223 084_n.jpg

jpvm

03-15-2011, 10:11 PM

Congrats buddy, Chile is always surprising !! Food is great & cheap :victory:

FLYFISHEXPERT

03-15-2011, 11:29 PM

Congrats buddy, Chile is always surprising !! Food is great & cheap :victory:

Thanks! Your pictures were a huge inspiration in us going. We are already planning on going back within the next few years.

keesy

06-30-2011, 01:28 PM

Congratulations with these pictures! I might post some pictures from the other side of the cordillera! Your pictures encouraged my wish to start preparing my frontier to have some vacations in Chile! Planning to build a pop up camper on it because we are a bit tired of camping with tent!
saludos cordiales

FLYFISHEXPERT

06-30-2011, 01:41 PM

Here are a couple more. We are already planning on returning and we making a list of places to visit and revisit!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-FpaIPFKQolY/TZvX89zoOBI/AAAAAAAACow/8WiG3iB-mJg/s800/DSC_1098.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iSlck8JzTV4/TZvYRdnAMBI/AAAAAAAACps/2pELJgV_eR0/s800/DSC_1312.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-iSlvBfJI5es/TZvYXwe9-bI/AAAAAAAACqI/XIFpm0xE454/s800/DSC_1383_01.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-M5hOfGGOBdY/TZvYj27QRdI/AAAAAAAACq0/HO8EKZdcJvM/s800/DSC_1521.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-u0obimaqIY4/TZvYo1Ke__I/AAAAAAAACrE/4zgWYjb88dI/s800/DSC_1553.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-vQs7ZZLK2oE/TZvYwXmjr3I/AAAAAAAACrk/I4spSnNIRTM/s800/DSC_1661.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-iP4ycTZF4K0/TZvY4X7UWwI/AAAAAAAACsM/r1BHwOpBB3Y/s800/DSC_1848.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-H5HjF9yhAhQ/TZvZI8eDbnI/AAAAAAAACtU/wcNeN0CUPDI/s800/DSC_2070.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NCnJOkC_jv4/TZvZTRiaROI/AAAAAAAACuE/AoXYnp8ag7w/s800/DSC_2153.JPG

And one more food picture!
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JX5Pkt_CjFg/TdmLQwxi5XI/AAAAAAAADF0/J7joCbVgYSw/s800/DSCF2499.JPG

KaiserM715

07-18-2011, 08:09 PM

I really enjoyed the pics in this thread! Maybe I need to move to Chile...

jpvm

07-20-2011, 12:00 AM

Glad you liked them !!! ... we are having a white earthquake in southern Chile since the winter has been quite harsh (a lot of snow and low temps). A good time of the year to have nice mild to warm weather is September thru late March .... unless you are a seasoned skier or adventurer ....

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-eMNJrQJ5Tsw/TiWdtBtEGSI/AAAAAAAAGj4/R4_FNkx-DWQ/IMG_0775.jpg

courtesy of some southern off roaders here in the Pucon / Villarrica area in southern Chile...

coax

07-20-2011, 01:08 AM

:cool: Makes me wish I was at Portillo or Valle Nevado, or any other ski area for that matter. A long road trip on the pan american ending with a winter skiing down there is still on the bucket list.

jpvm

07-20-2011, 01:36 AM

Oh yes, I ski here in La Parva (neighbors of Valle Nevado) and in Pucon in September (now thay have 10 ft of snow down there).

jeffjeeptj

07-22-2011, 02:04 AM

I've enjoyed all the pages of photos. Earlier this evening, wife and I were listening to an i'net broadcast about all the benefits of living in Chile. I did a search CHILE on EP and found this thread.
Great pictures. Chile looks like a wonderul place. I'm too young to retire, however, Chile does look attractive. Keep your travels posted.
Thanks and enjoyed.

Jeff

jpvm

07-22-2011, 11:21 PM

Dear Jeff , thanks a lot , I am like the ambassador here :sombrero::sombrero: , don´t need to retire to visit Chile , come down here and take a ride along Chile to see what it still means to travel and camp just when the sky looks like a pearl after a rain :)

coax

07-24-2011, 08:56 PM

A few of my favorite pictures from Chile, just because! :)

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-_TrEid5zeME/TVC1XIfsnCI/AAAAAAAAA2s/SDIKQCs8Jt8/DSCF0101%252520Near%252520Valle%252520de%252520la% 252520Luna%25252C%252520Atacama%252520Desert%25252 C%252520Chile.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VHsDZ4FW_-s/TVC1ZDWy1II/AAAAAAAAA28/qJ939KGHZrU/DSCF0060.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-YHXPp7nbEn0/TVC1aMFZplI/AAAAAAAAA3E/T0jQ5RkKJR4/DSCF0015%252520High%252520lake%25252C%252520Camp%2 52520Italiano%25252C%252520Torres%252520del%252520 Paine%25252C%252520Chile.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-lhEqtHRAiHg/TiyIQq2v7aI/AAAAAAAABRM/rj57UetoeUc/s1024/DSCF0101%252520Near%252520Valle%252520de%252520la% 252520Luna%25252C%252520Atacama%252520Desert%25252 C%252520Chile.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-JBbJF-9_Jdw/TiyIPhWyDKI/AAAAAAAABRM/wCu6ZD9aCp8/s1024/DSCF0029%252520Landscape%2525202%25252C%252520Vall e%252520de%252520la%252520Luna.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-ct20285SUV8/TiyINZnnHVI/AAAAAAAABRM/yMfIIXtv9dI/s1024/DSCF0023.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-eB_9He9zf3g/TiyIMI16SXI/AAAAAAAABRM/Mt7GZl8VQL4/s1024/DSCF0020%252520Sunset%25252C%252520Torres%252520de l%252520Paine%25252C%252520Chile.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-dYbyF2iycZQ/TiyIK2Wtv0I/AAAAAAAABRM/qi461CTEFjE/s1024/DSCF0091%252520Fishing%252520boat%25252C%252520pea ks%25252C%252520Puerto%252520Natales%25252C%252520 Chile.JPG

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-uvl1_73Hx84/TiyILoeW61I/AAAAAAAABRM/JG1UBRB1oNU/s1024/DSCF0046.JPG

jpvm

07-27-2011, 10:16 PM

Man those are beautiful pics, I see San Pedro de Atacama (Nothern Chile) , Torres del Paine, Carretera Austral , etc. , very nice shots !!

dare2go

07-28-2011, 12:35 PM

Some of our many beautiful memories from Chile (click to enlarge):

66932 Valle De Luna

66933 Sunset at Valle De Luna

66934 Flamingos Salar De Atacama

66936 outside Punta Arenas

66935 Low-Energy building Punta Arenas

66944 Torres Del Paine

66948 From Argentina into Chile South

66949 Road sign Carreterra Austral

66947 Chaiten during eruption of volcano in 2009

66950 Frutillar

coax

07-28-2011, 11:54 PM

This shot is pretty sweet, with the guanaco and the cuernos in the background:Wow1:!

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=66944&d=1311855402

jpvm

08-02-2011, 12:47 AM

Would be if we ever can see the pic ... :sombrero::sombrero:

rblackwell

08-02-2011, 04:13 PM

Great pictures. My wife and I also love Chile, great scenery, nice people. Is the broken concrete wall on the road along lake General Carrera going to Chile Chico ?

jpvm

08-03-2011, 12:21 AM

Great pictures. My wife and I also love Chile, great scenery, nice people. Is the broken concrete wall on the road along lake General Carrera going to Chile Chico ?

Thanks 4 your words, seems like you are a Chile "conossieur" :Wow1: , that broken avalanche retaining wall is exactly there, close to Chile Chico on the road that boarders the General Carrera Lake , an astonishing road.

rblackwell

08-04-2011, 07:01 PM

We rated that road as one of the top 10 days in what was nearly a 2 year trip

(the road from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni Bolvia via Lagunas verde and colorado was probably number 1 or 2)

Rob
www.whiteacorn.com

coax

08-04-2011, 09:27 PM

(the road from San Pedro de Atacama to Uyuni Bolvia via Lagunas verde and colorado was probably number 1 or 2)

Pics please :)

jpvm

08-06-2011, 04:48 PM

coax

08-06-2011, 06:32 PM

Here, it the link below , we have uploaded lots of great shots (where a 4x4 can take you) like the ones I posted , from Chile, in our local offroaders bulletin board :

http://www.twistedandes.com/foro/showthread.php?t=76869

Incredible photos! :Wow1: :drool: I just looked through all the pages of the thread. I started saving money a while back in hopes of shipping the landcruiser to northern chile/southern peru and traveling around for 6 months. Those pictures just make me want to go that much more!

This picture is great; with the boat on top of your truck in the middle of the desert. :smiley_drive:

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/368/img8114t.jpg

jpvm

08-06-2011, 07:20 PM

Great !! Hope you travel plans materialize !

Yes that's a cool sight , I had expectations to paddle the Kajak in those flat high altitude salt lakes (this here is the Salar de Pedernales) at 12,200 ft asl but it was quite windy, low temp (even at high summer) and open water was not to be reached easily ... I remember that day we only saw only one other traveller (a Toyota Tundra with mining contractors)... pretty lonely places I love.

rblackwell

08-07-2011, 09:05 PM

Here is a link to some photos and a route description
http://www.whiteacorn.com/articles/bolivia-1/
Enjoy:)

rblackwell

08-07-2011, 09:43 PM

while we are at this - here is a link to what we thought was the best day of our Americas trip http://www.whiteacorn.com/theamericas/journals/entries/090417/index.php

coax

08-09-2011, 01:40 AM

Here is a link to some photos and a route description
http://www.whiteacorn.com/articles/bolivia-1/
Enjoy:)

WOW those pics are great too! Sounds like a spectacular adventure. The whole post was great. :drool: I'll have to go back and read a bunch of your other posts as well. Thanks for posting!

unURBAN

10-09-2011, 03:37 PM

Thought I should post a pic of a nice place we found in Chile to relax for a few days.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6166/6226797328_7d4227f5df_b_d.jpg

But.... hold on a sec... Haven't I seen this before..????? ;-)

E&M

jpvm

10-11-2011, 02:04 AM

:sombrero::sombrero: , hey you stayed at the same cottage in Matanzas !! I had this very same shot with my Y61 parked there ahahahaha ... keep us posted of your travels Espen & Malin , and let me tell ya that Malin's picture coverage is pro level !!

Good driving !

coax

10-14-2011, 03:36 AM

:drool: More pictures of Chile!

jpvm

10-15-2011, 01:33 AM

here man check this trip to southern Chile

http://www.twistedandes.com/foro/showthread.php?t=32172&page=1&highlight=carretera+austral

coax

10-16-2011, 12:48 AM

Haha my comment was directed at the previous post, where they posted more (fabulous) pictures of chile. However, that thread you posted is just great and I love looking at all the pics and deciphering bits of Spanish. A wonderful area indeed! I still hope to make it down there on a road trip sometime. Thanks for posting!

here man check this trip to southern Chile

http://www.twistedandes.com/foro/showthread.php?t=32172&page=1&highlight=carretera+austral

jpvm

10-16-2011, 01:20 PM

hhaahahahhaahaah ... sorry I also was not dancing the same dance .... but Espen has done his homework , check here :

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/45353-unURBAN-Adventures-Alaska-to-Argentina/page49

jpvm

11-02-2011, 10:03 PM

FYI ... :smiley_drive:

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/chile/santiago/travel-tips-and-articles/76861

coax

11-05-2011, 03:31 AM

Hrm, two out of 10 isn't bad :jumping: Need more vacation, less work.

coax

12-31-2011, 08:31 PM

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https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Z4W4EgyfWYg/Tv99eUsfvfI/AAAAAAAABVc/HAX3eWzM_IM/s1024/DSCF0020%252520More%252520boats%25252C%252520Puert o%252520Montt%25252C%252520Chile.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-JxZFzdDLp2s/Tv99fww7h-I/AAAAAAAABVk/c0JwPzylARY/s1024/DSCF0028%252520Shipwreck%25252C%252520%252520Chilo e%25252C%252520Chile.JPG

jpvm

01-02-2012, 12:34 AM

Very beautiful pictures ! These are of the Torres del Paine national park ... sadly these days is under a 12.000 Hectar wild fire (due to israeli tourists that mada a campfire in the wild with high winds)... everybody hates them , they tried to escape and were caught.

jpvm

01-06-2012, 08:03 PM

Some more of the chilean summer now January 6, 2012

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/7430/dsc0612c.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/204/dsc0655m.jpg

zolo

01-14-2012, 11:12 PM

Hola! Me gustan las cuatrimotos! Soy tu compatriota.....

Zolo is from EEUU. Soy su polola.

coax

01-15-2012, 03:35 PM

Some more of the chilean summer now January 6, 2012

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/7430/dsc0612c.jpg

http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/204/dsc0655m.jpg

Very :cool: Bummer about the fire, that even made the news up here. If we don't get some snow soon we might end up with a big fire season this summer too...

jpvm

01-17-2012, 01:22 PM

hola , un agrado saludar a una chilena "patiperro"... un abrazo a ti y tu "american" pololo !!

JP

jpvm

01-17-2012, 01:26 PM

Yes man , its a pity, some 13.000 hectars are gone with the fire ... this was started by israeli backpackers camping on the wild (outside of the national park) , they were caught and are being prosecuted by now. These guys camp on the wild (not at the park's designated camping areas) in order not to pay the camping costs (mega bummer !!) , and due to high winds they started this wildfire. Authorities are pushing to reopen the park in order not to lose tourism flow (this fire did not affect the main touristic spots, but damaged some surroundings that will take years to recover..).

jpvm

01-28-2012, 01:48 AM

jpvm

01-28-2012, 01:57 AM

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/8808/dsc0606w.jpg

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/8907/dsc0565go.jpg

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/1583/dsc0540v.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/310/dsc0855n.jpg

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/5125/dsc0852s.jpg

rcofreitas

02-04-2012, 09:13 PM

Hi, there!

To say the least.....your pics are fantastic!

I have visited Chile from Coyhayque, Torres del Paine, round tour to Lake General Carreras, Carretera Austral and down to Punta Arenas.

AWESOME!

I'm returning next June to Atacama region, from Paso de Jama and possibly, down to Copiapo and Paso de San Francisco.

Do you have any info on the snow amount in this Paso in June?

Thanks for sharing your pics, I'll try to send some of General Carrera and Carretera Austral.

This is my very first post here.

rgs,

Ricardo

jpvm

02-08-2012, 12:17 AM

Boas Tardes Ricardo , muito obrigado pel suas palabras !! :)
You may laugh but these latter pictures are cell phone pictures !! But I try to shoot the nicest parts somebody from out of Chile would like to see. I am an avid fan of travelling , camping , biking, watersports, etc. and really Chile has a lot to offer. Very nice trip you did , I have been twice on the Carrertera austral , evan camping there, also have done the round trip around the General Carrera lake (Chile's biggest and shared with Argentina) those are places given good weather are one of the nicest to see in Chile. Atamaca Region is also awsome, different game than souther Chile's rain forests and lakes, but the desert and the high altitude plains , volacnoes, etc. are of unmatched beauty. Been also around those places too. Paso San Francisco is a high altitude pass , like 4000 masl (13.000 ft) so in June (winter in Chile) expect it to be closed.- Check here : http://www.pasosfronterizos.gov.cl/ and also in particlar here : http://www.pasosfronterizos.gov.cl/cf_sanfco.html

Cheers and see you around !!
JP

rcofreitas

02-08-2012, 11:10 PM

Holla JP!

Thank you for you answer and sites! (Paso de San Francisco)
(Sorry for not even trying to write in Spanish! I can understand it all right, but writing...... that's another story!)

About you cell phone pictures..... nothing to laugh about! Great Pictures!!!

I will keep visiting your posts about Chile!

Next time I will plan a trip to the extreme south of Chile. Maybe Puerto Montt or even further.

hope to see you around. (and more pictures from Chile!)

Ricardo

jpvm

02-09-2012, 12:46 AM

Hey Ricardo , thanks for watching my pictures of Chile and hope to meet ya sometime whe youy guys are around the place (I live in Santiago no matter this).

Here's another picture of a recent trip to Atacama region ...

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6985/31012012745.jpg

jpvm

03-01-2012, 12:04 AM

Man I love my freakin' Chile !!!

http://youtu.be/S7y_hj1uTcM

http://youtu.be/S7y_hj1uTcM

zolo

03-01-2012, 12:45 AM

JP, I love your freakin Chile also!!! Its my future bro.

jpvm

03-03-2012, 02:17 AM

JP, I love your freakin Chile also!!! Its my future bro.

ahahahahah ... another one bites the dust !! Welcomed bro :):):):):)

zolo

03-04-2012, 04:19 PM

JP, as soon I as I get this rig down there. Id like to do some exploring with you.
It will be in the future but we are planning on it.

coax

03-04-2012, 07:39 PM

Hi there , reviving this post, some shots of our trip to southern Chile , January 2012 ... summertime !!

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/5932/dsc0976q.jpg

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7938/dsc0984vy.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/6796/dsc0887is.jpg

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/7599/dsc0918c.jpg

http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/2374/dsc0923y.jpg

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/6582/dsc0938c.jpg

Great pictures! Looks like a fun trip. I love how quickly the landscape changes from north to south in Chile. Makes for great exploring. With any luck I'll still be able to do a trip down there sometime soon.

Shanfari

03-20-2012, 02:30 PM

What a wonderful country Chile is! Thanks a lot for sharing the wonderful photos you made and my greetings for you and your lovely family ^_^

jpvm

03-21-2012, 12:04 AM

Thanks a lot friends , also many thanks for the greetings and words of praises. Every now and then I'll be posting pictures of my country so eventual travellers can see what to expect from a tripo to Chile.- :)

mergen

04-10-2012, 02:48 PM

Beautiful country, nice rig and a lovely family. I have a 1.5 year old boy and looking forward to realize trips like you do.

Regards from Turkiye...

FLYFISHEXPERT

04-10-2012, 09:07 PM

ahahahahah ... another one bites the dust !! Welcomed bro :):):):):)

I think there are a couple of us in the same boat. I need to get on the ball and learn my Spanish so I can get a job down there. There is a special place in my hear for Chile!

jpvm

04-18-2012, 02:03 AM

And also be prepared for some nice earthquakes .... ups... yesterday we woke up @ 1 am with a 6.7 richter party .... well the story of our lifes. :coffeedrink:

lostworldexpedition

05-26-2012, 10:26 PM

We just drove into Chile from Peru yesterday! Looking forward to getting to know this beautiful country. Thanks for all the teaser photo's in this thread.

gallagherlake

05-27-2012, 06:09 AM

Tell us all about the motorbike! Am particularly interested in the single sided swing arm as I just sold my 1993 VFR750.

jpvm

06-25-2012, 01:51 AM

Lets revive this post !!

107361

coax

07-05-2012, 01:58 AM

Lets revive this post !!

107361

:) Another great picture!

jpvm

07-05-2012, 02:33 AM

Thanks friend ... I'm promotin' my country alone here hahaahha... but hell , its for those few like you that enjoy pictures of far away places. In many ways the south of Chile is very close to Co, Mo, Wa, Ut...

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/5070/ridedy.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/4268/y61i.jpg

http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/3175/marcok.jpg

zolo

07-05-2012, 12:31 PM

JP, here are some of my last Chile trip. I PMed you when I was there.
This is some from our Atacama trip. Yuma Chile, remote, very high, and very fun to get to.

I will help promote Chile!!:victory:

jpvm

07-07-2012, 02:14 AM

Oh yes I remember, you were in a very deserted and lonely edge of the Atacama desert, great shots . See that you rented a mine standard 4x4 Hilux toyota ... cheers abd thabks for your pics !

jpvm

09-12-2012, 01:24 AM

I´m back to the basic transportation .... 2x2 .... human power !!!

these are the hills on the backyard of my home ...

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/1749/dsc1837am.jpg

http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/5525/dsc1799sd.jpg

http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/7047/dsc1806.jpg

coax

12-13-2012, 04:41 PM

JP gone on any adventures recently? :)

italia

12-13-2012, 10:16 PM

Hey JP,Como andamio?keep posting my wife and I we really enjoy all the awesome pics of CHILE we think is BAKAN!When is time for us to retire Chile:1888fbbd: is on our top 5 countries.Mexico coming last :( I can see myself driving my 96 Land Cruiser :safari-rig:down there.got to go some more PEGA to do while having a CHELA (I work from home) :sombrero: Chau,Pablo en Colorado.Keep the pics coming.....plez?

RKOPLAN

12-17-2012, 05:49 AM

Hola, yo y mi esposa estamos planiando un viaje a chile en marzo. Yo soy nasido en chile pero criado en los estados unidos. Vamos a pasar 4 días in Santiago con familia, y de a y a Puerto Montt donde queremos arquilar una camionetta y explorar la carretera austral. Emos estado buscando en el internet donde quedarnos pero lo que encuentro esta locamente caro, so estamos explorado la idea de alquilar una casa rodante. Queremos pasar 5-6 días. El ano pasado exploramos Fruitillar, Osorno, Huilo Huilo, Termas geometricas, Puerto Montt, Chiloe, y Castro. Si tienes recomendaciones estaríamos muy agradecidos
Gracia
Rodrigo

Hi, me and my wife are planing a trip to chile in march. I was born in chile but raised in the USA. We will spending 4 days in Santiago with family and the flying to Puerto Montt where we want to rent a 4x4 truck and explore the Carretera Austral. We have done some research on the Internet but everything is crazy expensive so we have been exploring renting a motorhome. We want to spend 5-6 dais in this area. last year we explored Fruitillar, Osorno, Huilo Huilo, Geometric thermals, Puerto Montt, Chiloe, and Castro. If you have any recommendations we would be very grateful.
Thanks

coax

12-17-2012, 03:02 PM

Not a ton of information here, and its been 10 years since I was down there, but if you can get to chiloe and puerto montt I really enjoyed those places.

Check the trip planning section, I recall a recent post about one of the ferry's being out of order? I am hoping to do a trip down there again soon and I think having some sort of vehicle is the way to go.

136297

jpvm

03-17-2013, 07:50 PM

JP gone on any adventures recently? :)

Hey, well we were again in Patagonia this last January (high summer) , and then (February) my wife drove with the 2 kids to Atacama desert area to visit relatives there, nothing that much exciting. We are into MTB so almost all pics are MTB related. More exercise and less fuel consumption.

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jpvm

03-17-2013, 07:55 PM

more ..............

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jpvm

03-17-2013, 08:00 PM

and more.......

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this one is close to home in central Chile again ....

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Funrover

03-28-2013, 09:19 PM

Oh man there are some great pictures!! Part of me wants to go south for a bit!

bobDog

03-28-2013, 11:25 PM

Not a ton of information here, and its been 10 years since I was down there, but if you can get to chiloe and puerto montt I really enjoyed those places.

I think having some sort of vehicle is the way to go.

136297 Going to need a snorkel!

Waltzing Matilda

03-28-2013, 11:34 PM

Chile is wild and beautiful. The Lake District is gorgeous! Volcanoes, glaciers, ferries to Bariloche in Argentina are very popular ways to travel.

You can drive into southern Andes from Pto. Montt, then it's various ferries over the lakes. Fantastic place to visit.

coax

04-01-2013, 12:05 AM

and more.......

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/1144/dsc2621n.jpg

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1061/dsc2677z.jpg

this one is close to home in central Chile again ....

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/9724/dsc3131n.jpg

Great! Until I saw these pictures, I had mostly decided not to bring my bike if I do a trip. Now you have me re-thinking the idea. Looks like some fabulous trails to ride!

jpvm

04-01-2013, 02:09 AM

Great! Until I saw these pictures, I had mostly decided not to bring my bike if I do a trip. Now you have me re-thinking the idea. Looks like some fabulous trails to ride!

Oh man, we do a LOT of MTB down here , close to Santiago we have some nice places to go (even 2 bikeparks) , down in the south (lake disctrict to Patagonia) there are LOTS of places to drop a bike and just enjoy, and in the north, in the Atacama desert, especially San Pedro de Atacama, there are huge crowds biking into the desert and into the high altitudes (if your hearth permits it).

http://www.atacamachallenger.cl/
http://www.southtime.cl/

jpvm

04-01-2013, 02:11 AM

guestwho

05-12-2013, 03:16 AM

I live in a 5 million soul city and hate the crowds , therefore my ramblings are to mostly inhabited parts of Chile where our souls touch the sky. :drool:

Hi jpvm,

I've just moved from California to Santiago for work and I was hoping you could answer a few questions. Besides Santiago and Valpo, I've visited Puren and Pucon via bus/rental car. The question I have for you is about what's available close to Santiago. By close, I mean someone with a Monday-Friday job could go visit on a weekend and come back in time for work. I'm trying to decide if it's worth buying a car for weekend getaways since I commute in metro. From the research I've done, it seems like all the cool stuff is either really far north or really far south of Santiago. Even Pucon is about 10 hours away, and I wouldn't consider it very far south compared to what else is available. I know there is Cajon de Maipo, and I've read Mendoza, Argentina might have some interesting sights. Is there anything else you can recommend?

Thanks!