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Let's have a look at 11 picturesque lakes. Lakes come in all sizes and some even contain salt water. This article illustrates and describes some...
Everything from South America
This category contains all Sandalsand’s articles from countries in South America. You will find an introduction to this region under the Destinations menu.
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Nature: 9 Fascinating Beaches
I bet you know many beaches. This article is about my selection 9 fascinating beaches. With about 70% percent of the Earth covered by water, there...
Nature: 7 Active Volcanoes
Here are 7 active volcanoes. Have you seen them? All through the history of mankind fire has fascinated, terrified and calmed us all, and we have...
Nature: 8 Dry Deserts
Have a look at this selection of 8 dry deserts. The Earth's surface is predominantly wet, covered by water. Some areas are on the other hand...
Nature: 6 Great highlands
Some mountain plateaus or plains are more adventurous than the average. My examples of 6 great highlands are from different parts of the world....
Nature: 8 Amazing Mountain Views
Have you been to these 8 amazing mountain views? If you take nature as the basis and exclude skyscrapers, constructed "skywalks" and such, we are...
Nature: 7 Strange Rock Formations
What do I mean by 7 strange rock formations? Well, the Earth’s surface is full of loose stones and boulders and solid rocks. Some have over the...
Iron Wheels (1) Exciting train journeys
This is an introduction to exciting train journeys. I have registered my travels on a world map and the distance travelled on trains has been...
Pictures from Chile
This is a collection of Sandalsand's pictures from Chile. They cover the country from north to south almost the entire length. If you look up all...
Impressions from more than a month in Chile
Finally in this diary from Chile I will, as before, try to write down a few summarising views and impressions from what we experienced during our 43...
Towns and places in the central parts of Chile
Back to Santiago, Valdivia and Valparaíso in the central parts of Chile for the last two weeks before the long way home from South America. This...
World Heritage #0959 – City of Valparaíso
The important port city of Valparaíso on the Chilean coast offers some nice funicular rides up the steep hillsides. The UNESCO World Heritage List...
The German South of Chile
We are taking a closer look at the towns, lakes and islands in the German south of Chile, in Puerto Varas, Puerto Montt and Chiloé. This article is...
World Heritage #0971 – Churches of Chiloé
The churches of Chiloé is about 16 churches preserved as Heritage Sites, on an island in the south of Chile. The UNESCO World Heritage List includes...
The Lake District in Chile
Moving south from Santiago to the Lake District in Chile, an active volcano and a vacation within the vacation. This article is part of a travelogue...
Santiago – Relaxing days in the capital of Chile
We had some relaxing days in Santiago, the capital of Chile. It was a wonderful city, much to see and with lovely summer weather. This article is...
Peace and prosperity in northern Chile
In northern Chile we found peace and prosperity. After 36 hours on the train from Bolivia we had a belated arrival in a country very unlike its...
Pictures from Bolivia
This is a collection of Sandalsand's pictures from Bolivia. They cover the capital, and road and train trips in and out of it. If you look up all...
Impressions from 13 days in Bolivia
13 days was unexpectedly little, but I still have some impressions from Bolivia. Even less expected was the fact that we did not get anywhere but La...
Leaving Bolivia on a train to Chile
We left Bolivia on a train to Chile on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. It was no easy matter. For us it involved a long train ride across the...
Lazy days in La Paz
Our stay in La Paz were quite lazy with little happening. We had several excursion plans but not all were accomplished. This article is part of a...
The road to La Paz from the north
This is my story about the trip to La Paz from the north, across the Bolivian Altiplano to the city of presumable peace. This article is part of a...
Pictures from Peru
This is a collection of Sandalsand's pictures from Peru. They cover large parts of the country, from the arid coast to the Andes. If you look up all...
Impressions from a month in Peru
What impressions do I have from a month in Peru? Like in Brazil and Ecuador we stayed in Peru approximately a month (32 days) and I would like to...
Puno and reed boats on Lake Titicaca
Read about a visit to Puno and the reed boats on Lake Titicaca. The next leg of our journey through South America went to the town of Puno. It is...
Machu Picchu and Christmas in Cuzco
Finally, one of the highlights of this South American journey was coming up. We were going to visit Machu Picchu. In addition we’re going to spend...
World Heritage #0273 – City of Cuzco
The city of Cuzco has a secret mix of Inca remains, Spanish colonial buildings, and the lives of its present-day indigenous population. The UNESCO...
World Heritage #0274 – Machu Picchu
The Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu is undoubtedly one of the world's most famous sights, the remains of the hilltop town of the Incas. The...
Cuzco and other Inca towns in southern Peru
Cuzco and other Inca towns was up next. Cuzco was the ancient capital of the once mighty Inca people, and was our first of several Inca towns in...
Lima, and the long journey to get there
This is about Lima, and the long journey to get there. After a month in Ecuador we returned to Peru. We spent two days nearly continuously on buses...
