Alyse C. Adventure to Chile

On February 11, 2014 I hopped on an airplane to go to Chile! I did a lot of research for where I should go when I got there. My first stop was Parque Nacional Torres del Paine, this was a gorgeous place with a huge mountain that I hiked up. This took a long time to do and a lot of physical fitness for me, but it was totally worth it. I saw pretty waterfalls that were huge and rivers that were full of fish. There was also this really huge bridge that i walked across, beneath it was a river. This mountain ranged up to 9,000 feet! In Chile a lot of girls wear pretty patchwork, tribal clothing that was really pretty! 

I was really tired after that long hike, so I went back to my hotel and slept for a long time. When I woke up, I decided to go somewhere else fun because I wanted to get all the time in to do fun things while I was in Chile. Next I went to La Chascona, this was an architectural building that this guy built as his "secret hideaway"  a long time ago. I looked at pictures online before I went to Chile and when I actually toured this place, it wasn't what I expected. Apparently awhile ago this place got ransacked during the dictatorship so a lot of the old vases and paintings were lost. I was bummed out about that since I did pay money to tour this place, but I should of researched it more. After that, I was really hungry so I ate at this restaurant and I ordered Carbonada which is this beef vegetable stew that was delicious.  

Lastly, I went to Reserva Nacional Malalcahuello-Nalacas which had a really awesome view! I took so many pictures. Again this was a long hike. but I did come to Chile to lose some weight. Haha! The ground was a red-ish color kind of like Mars. But, if you fell it would really hurt because the ground was covered in ash and lava rock that was sharp. There was also sand on the ground that looked like the Sahara Deserts. I was really tired after this hike and it was also really hot outside when I went. I got to the hotel, went to bed, and slept for a long time, in the morning I had to go home. Although I was going to miss Chile, I had to go back home to Idaho. I was excited to go back and tell my family what I saw in Chile!