Arica, Chile

 Arica, Chile, lies 11 miles south of the Peruvian border, and also serves as a major port for landlocked Bolivia. A very arid place at the edge of the Atacama desert, the landscape is eerily lunar. Highlights included a church designed by Gustave Eiffel, Tutelar statues (or guardian spirits) in the middle of nowhere, and Geoglyphs dotting some hillsides. We arrived on a saint’s day feted by a colorful parade and marching bands.

Cathedral of St.Marcos designed by Eiffel in 1876.

El Morro rock towering over the harbor. Note all the birds on the abandoned fishing boats.



Tutelar statues and lunar landscape.


           Geoglyphs on hillsides.

A very small part of a very big parade

Travel companion Joseph with bride and groom



Comments

  1. Kristen PavyFebruary 4, 2023 at 5:47 PM

    Beautiful cathedral, and love the guardian spirit statues!!

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2023 at 5:29 AM

    Patti and Chris here! Just catching up! Negative degrees here so sunny spots so far on your trip are lovely way to kill a Sunday! Looks great!! Enjoy!!

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2023 at 8:22 AM

      Would rather be here than freezing New England!

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  3. Katja Noschis DelaloyeFebruary 6, 2023 at 3:33 AM

    Have you been in touch with Mathias? You could perhaps meet somewhere. Love

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    1. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2023 at 8:23 AM

      Will do, but I’m guessing that we will miss as we are now near southern Chile

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    2. Michael BrayFebruary 7, 2023 at 4:31 PM

      Love these pictures....and that church! Wow.

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