Chile
Jan 1989 - Lonquimay Volcano
Jan 1989 - Lonquimay Volcano
I heard about the Xmas day eruption while celebrating new years in La Paz.
Enthralled by the power of nature, I had to go (plus my flight was out of Santiago)
I heard about the Xmas day eruption while celebrating new years in La Paz.
Enthralled by the power of nature, I had to go (plus my flight was out of Santiago)
So I flew to Santiago, took a bus to the nearest town, and started hitchhiking.
These locals picked me up and having the same thing in mind,
took me right up to the eruption (there was no security to stop us)
So I flew to Santiago, took a bus to the nearest town, and started hitchhiking.
These locals picked me up and having the same thing in mind,
took me right up to the eruption (there was no security to stop us)
We were so close to the eruption that the ground was
shaking violently and small rocks were landing on us
We were so close to the eruption that the ground was
shaking violently and small rocks were landing on us
You can't see it in the pics but huge rocks the size of cars were being
ejected and it looked like they were being lobbed in slow motion
You can't see it in the pics but huge rocks the size of cars were being
ejected and it looked like they were being lobbed in slow motion
The whole mountain was covered in volcanic ash
The whole mountain was covered in volcanic ash
A snow covered volcano in southern Chile
A snow covered volcano in southern Chile
The scenery of southern Chile is beautiful and the climate
comfortable - that's why so many Europeans settled here
The scenery of southern Chile is beautiful and the climate
comfortable - that's why so many Europeans settled here
The Atacama Desert is the driest nonpolar desert in the world (2 slides)
The Atacama Desert is the driest nonpolar desert in the world (2 slides)
The desert is so arid due to a constant temperature inversion between the cool north-flowing Humboldt ocean current and the presence of the high atmospheric pressure above it
The desert is so arid due to a constant temperature inversion between the cool Humboldt ocean current and the presence of the constant high atmospheric pressure above it
