After Colonia I went to Montevideo, where I was greeted with a very warm welcome by Martin and his family. Enjoyed the very relaxed and green city a few days until I forced myself to visit the beaches of Uruguay.
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On the way to Montevideo I stopped in the beautiful town of Colonia del Sacramento. The oldest town in Uruguay, founded by the Portuguese in 1680 and a colonial beauty.
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After all the time of hiking an staying in little villages it felt surprisingly good to be in a big city. I really enjoyed the first well made Cappuccino for a long time. And spend quite some time sitting in little cafes, having a coffee, frozen cappuccino, a cake or a toast. Mhmmm.
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I am still shocked by the poverty and working conditions, especially of the children in Bolivia. So I decided to ask for your help! I will double every donation from you that reaches the non profit organization Kindernothilfe (with the keyword “Z 4491, 4542840”) before the end of May 2011 (fine print: maximum total amount from my side is 1000 €).
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A weekly ferry supports Puerto Williams (and the island). Aside form the cargo, it also take a few passengers through it’s amazing journey along “fjords, glaciers, everlasting snow-covered peaks, rivers and seas”. An amazing landscape of water, mountains and the sky.
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I really liked Tierra del Fuego. So I decided to stay there a bit longer. And went to Puerto Williams. Did two great hikes in a pristine mountain range of Tierra del Fuego.
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Claudi gave me one good tip more before leaving: “Google for Karate and Ushuaia”. Which I did! First result was the webpage of the Shotoyuku Ushuaia. So I went there on Friday evening…
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After the Torres del Paine we decided to go all the way down to Tierra del Fuego, the Land of Fire. An amazing archipelago of one big and a lot of smaller islands far down in the south of Chile and Argentina. First stop for me was Ushuaia, which calls itself the southernmost city in the world.
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Next stop was Puerto Natales, the town close to the Torres del Paine National Park. Of course we decided to hike the whole circuit ;-) And the back loop was really worth the extra days.
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El Calafate is the icy town of Patagonia. Not because it is so cold there, but because it is very close to some stunning glaciers in Argentina
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El Chalten was the starting point for a four days hike around the famous mountains Cerro Torre and Fitz Roy. Which included glaciers, glacier lakes, river valleys, and fairy tale forests.
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Well, it is quite a long way down to Patagonia. So we stopped in Pucon and Bariloche, both in the lake district of Chile/ Argentina.
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After the relaxed days in Valpo it was time for Santiago to meet Rüdiger. He brought all the hiking stuff, so we were prepared for Patagonia…
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Next stop was Valpo, a charming city and one of Chile’s most important seaports. Spent some relaxed days exploring and enjoying this marvelous city.
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First stop in Chile was San Pedro de Atacama. Nice, warm city with great outdoor bars. After a trip to the Valle de la Luna it was time to say goodbye to Kevin, my awesome travel mate for Bolivia. I visited the largest open-pit copper mine of the world and headed south afterward.
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The jeep trip from Uyuni to San Pedro is basically beyond words. We passed trough one of the most amazing landscapes I have ever seen in my life.
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The Salar de Uyuni: Biggest salt flat of the world. An amazing landscape, both at sunset and in bright sunlight. Getting there by quad was adding some adrenaline to the beauty.
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In Potosí I took i tour to one of the mines in the close by Cerro Rico (rich mountain), which was a shocking experience. The working conditions are just inhuman.
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On the way down we stopped in Sucre. And stayed a bit longer than planned, as I did not feel too good. Sucre is a nice colonial city and we stayed in the Pachamama hostel which was perfect for a few relaxed days.
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Nuestra Señora de La Paz. Big city. More than two million people living here. As I normally don’t like big cities I was skeptical. However, it was totally different this time. I don’t know why, but I loved the city and would return anytime!
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