Monday, 14 May 2012

A place to visit in Chile

Over the years I've been in Chile I've had the chance to visit lots of wonderful places. However, one of the places I remember most and would like to visit again is Alto Los Vilches or, as it's also known, La Reserva Nacional Altos Del Lircay. This is a wonderful place in the foothills of the Andes close to Talca. I went there in about 2001 with my wife and some friends, one of whom had been before. We camped for 2 nights and spent our days walking the park. It has lots of wonderful things to see: the Descabezado Volcano, the Alto Lagoon and the Enladrillado Plateau. I think I was most impressed by the Enladrillado. It's a plateau that looks like it's a landing site of an alien spaceship. It's as if somebody sliced the top off a mountain and you can see inside. However, the most magical thing about the place was stalking a male Carpenter Woodpecker. We actually saw two but on the second occasion, at the end of our journey, we followed on for about 5 or 10 minutes. He seemed to be leading us back to our campsite. He'd fly ahead and we'd loose site of him for a minute or two and then we'd see him again. A truely wonderful sight. We also saw some creepy stuff. My wife almost had a heart attack. She went to the bathroom at 3am in the morning and saw a mini-monster!!

Write about a place in Chile you like to visit.
Say:
Where it is,
Why you like it,
What you can do there,
When the last time you went was.
Write at least 200 words. Leave a comment on your teacher's blog and the blogs of 3 classmates.

9 comments:

  1. Mini-monster jajaja! When fist time I see you.. You was with your wife. We go to a pub to see my classmate Felix and his band. You looks very good together :D Very good trip :D

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  2. I haven't visited this place... but seems interesting

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  3. I have family in talca, and i have visited this place so much time, but i had never heard about this place, but according that you write, have to a beautiful park! :)

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  4. Sorry teacher but I dont know this place

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  5. I would like to know this place !! :)

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  6. I want to visit this place, but I wouldn't want to see this mini-monster!!!
    Kind Regards!!!

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  7. so... if I don't visit to this place, I will not see mini-monster... I decided it! I will not go! xD

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  8. I'd like to visit Alto Los Vilches someday... It looks beautiful!
    Have a nice weekend Simon, we have 3 days to rest jaja

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  9. the insect is very intimidator :S

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