Pictures from four trips to Chile and Argentina, 1997 - 2003:
Page 3, The Southern Heartland of Chile and the Lakes

All pictures copyright Tim Hilliard, 1997 - 2003

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Sunset in Ancud, Chiloé, with fishing boats (1999)
Brightly colored boats near the muelle (wharf) in Ancud, Chiloé (1999)
More Ancud boats (1999)
063.jpg (131733 bytes) Fishing boats, Ancud, Chiloé, 2003
Iglesia Santa María de Loreto, Achao, Chiloé - built in 1721 of old-growth alerce and pegged together with hardwood. (1999)
Jotes perched on the cross of Iglesia Santa María de Loreto, Achao, Chiloé (1999)
Boats along the muelle in Achao, Chiloé (1999)
Chilote ("pertaining to Chiloé") folk architecture in Achao, Chiloé. Note individualistic shingle design. (1999)
Giant nalca leaf near Achao, Chiloé - for scale, notice the lens cap near the center, it's about 2 inches. (1999)
Black-necked swans near Achao, Chiloé (1999)
061.jpg (113752 bytes) Achao, Chiloé, from the top of a hill, 2003
062.jpg (113812 bytes) Old home in Achao, Chiloé - typically, the shingle pattern is unique on each building, 2003
Palafitos (homes and businesses built on stilts over the water) in Castro, Chiloé (1999)
More palafitos in Castro, Chiloé  (1999)
Urban Chiloé scene - palafitos, dry neighborhoods, residences going up the hills, farms, and forests, Castro  (1999)
Farmer's ox-cart passes a computer store in Castro, Chiloé - an example of the vivid temporal contrasts one sees every day in Chile   (1999)
052.jpg (67061 bytes) Castro de Chiloé from the Chaitén ferry - the famous sheet-metal cathedral on the skyline, 2003
053.jpg (82414 bytes) Low tide in Chonchi, a well-preserved Chiloé village about 20 KM south of Castro, 2003
054.jpg (66050 bytes) Unintentional political statement on the beach, Chonchi, Chiloé - the painter meant no botar basura, "don't throw trash" which is pronounced the same; instead he says "don't vote trash" which I felt was appropriate too, 2003
055.jpg (81385 bytes) Old building in Chonchi, 2003
Surf and a headland in Cucao, near Parque Nacional Chiloé, west coast of Isla Grande de Chiloé  (1999)
Beach and lagoons at Cucao, near Parque Nacional Chiloé  (1999)
056.jpg (138121 bytes) Fuchsia bush, Cucao, west coast of Chiloé, 2003
057.jpg (91285 bytes) Looking in from the ocean to the lake, Cucao, Parque Nacional Chiloé, 2003
058.jpg (84506 bytes) My friend Patricia on the dunes, Cucao, Parque Nacional Chiloé, 2003
059.jpg (114045 bytes) Me looking like a viejito under giant nalca leaves on the dunes, Cucao, Parque Nacional Chiloé, 2003
060.jpg (95069 bytes) Main street, Cucao, with oxcart, 2003
light.jpg (3801 bytes) What someone called "god-light," the evening before reaching Puerto Montt between Chiloé and the mainland.  (1997)
011.jpg (102867 bytes) Angelmó - port district of Puerto Montt, 2003
012.jpg (127867 bytes) Angelmó, 2003 - clearly a very low tide!
013.jpg (111277 bytes) Angelmó, 2003
Volcán Osorno from Frutillar, across Lago Llanquihue (1999)
Lutheran church and other 19th century German settler's architecture in Frutillar (1999)
Threatening weather starts to obscure Volcán Osorno, viewed from Ensenada, at the base of the mountain and the head of Lago Llanquihue   (1999)
Mudflows from the downpour onto the glaciers has taken out a bridge, emergency repairs are underway.  Near Lago Todos Santos, Parque Nacional V. Perez-Rosales.  (1999)
Storm waves almost look like the sea on Lago Llanquihue at Ensenada  (1999)
Guitarist strums at sunset on the shore of Lago Llanquihue at Ensenada  (1999)
Laguna Verde, a strange volcanic depression filled with water from Lago Llanquihue, near Ensenada  (1999)
Sunset on the shore of Lago Llanquihue at Ensenada  (1999)
Sunrise, the first rays hitting Volcán Osorno, viewed from Ensenada, Lago Llanquihue  (1999)
Volcán Osorno from a bus windows; I apologize for the wires in foreground! (1999)
064.jpg (58293 bytes) Volcán Osorno, in morning mist, from Saltos de Petrohue, 2003
065.jpg (35685 bytes) Volcán Osorno, as morning mist clears, 2003
066.jpg (90590 bytes) Saltos de Petrohue, 2003
067.jpg (73434 bytes) East view of Volcán Osorno from the Lago Todos Santos boat, 2003
068.jpg (56486 bytes) Cerro Puntiagudo (needlepoint) from the Lago Todos Santos boat, 2003
069.jpg (139693 bytes) Private homes in park inholdings along Lago Todos Santos, 2003
070.jpg (75594 bytes) Cerro Tronador from Lago Todos Santos, 2003
071.jpg (88398 bytes) Cerro Puntiagudo from east end of Lago Todos Santos, 2003
072.jpg (96221 bytes) Cerro Tronador from near the pass at the Chile / Argentina border, 2003
073.jpg (100903 bytes) Close-up of Cerro Tronador from west, 2003
074.jpg (90426 bytes) Another close-up of Cerro Tronador from west, 2003
075.jpg (68974 bytes) Peaks over Lago Frias, near Chile / Argentina border (on Argentina side), 2003
076.jpg (48475 bytes) Late afternoon on Lago Frias, Argentina, 2003
077.jpg (26127 bytes) Condor above Cerro Catedral near Bariloche, Argentina, 2003
078.jpg (18267 bytes) Condor above Cerro Catedral, Argentina, 2003
079.jpg (88264 bytes) View from Cerro Catedral, Argentina, 2003
080.jpg (146639 bytes) Tiny alpine plants, Cerro Catedral, Argentina, 2003
081.jpg (132799 bytes) Jagged granite ridges at Cerro Catedral, Argentina, 2003
082.jpg (113741 bytes) Jagged granite ridges at Cerro Catedral, Argentina, 2003
083.jpg (129919 bytes) Cirque headwall, Cerro Catedral, Argentina, 2003
084.jpg (131413 bytes) Ventisquero Negro on east side of Cerro Tronador, Argentina, 2003
085.jpg (104049 bytes) Wasting ice, Ventisquero Negro, Argentina, 2003
086.jpg (102130 bytes) Monkey flower, near Ventisquero Negro, Argentina, 2003
087.jpg (83401 bytes) Classic view of Tronador from Pampa Linda, Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi, Argentina, 2003
088.jpg (130247 bytes) Forest of arrayán trees near Cerro Llao Llao, Lago Nahuel Huapi, Argentina, 2003
089.jpg (111324 bytes) "Firecracker" fuchsia, near Cerro Llao Llao, Lago Nahuel Huapi, Argentina, 2003
090.jpg (62124 bytes) View northwest from Cerro Llao Llao, Lago Nahuel Huapi, Argentina, 2003
091.jpg (99970 bytes) View southwest from Cerro Llao Llao, Lago Nahuel Huapi, Argentina, 2003
092.jpg (115037 bytes) Forest of arrayán trees, Parque Nacional Los Arrayánes, Argentina, 2003
093.jpg (90830 bytes) Close-up of a large arrayán trunk, Parque Nacional Los Arrayánes, Argentina, 2003
094.jpg (117261 bytes) Close-up of bark on large arrayán tree, Argentina, 2003
Pehuen (Araucaria araucana, usually called monkey puzzle in English) in morning fog at Panqui, Lakes District (1999)
The fine farmer's and seafood market in Valdivia (1999)
Another of the market in Valdivia (1999)
Still another of the market in Valdivia - yes, a favorite spot of mine (1999)

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