Photos

I have been meaning for months now to post some photos. Click on them to enlarge. It takes a really long time to load them as our internet connection is rather slow.

Here are a few in no particular order; more may follow later. The first two were taken at the Curico campus of the Universidad de Talca where I teach, about 40 minutes north of Talca by the highway.

In this one, the Andes are visible in the background.

All buildings are identified by their color by Curico faculty, staff, and administrators. I teach on the second floor of the orange building.

The next photos are of the Talca campus of the Universidad de Talca where my office is. The campus is filled with statues; I have featured a few here.

Here is my office with the coastal range visible out of my window.

On a clear day, you can see the Andes if you step out on the very small balcony shared by the offices on my side of the building.

Here are three photos of the boys' school, Colegio Baltazar. The second one is of the outside of their classroom.

Next come some photos of the vacation house and grounds where we stayed in Chovellen.

The first two are of the humble but comfortable and well equipped house that we stayed in.

This is the first view we saw of the grounds, minus a family eating under the wisteria-covered arbor below.

Here are two views of the rocky outcrops that punctuate the shoreline.

Sam and Gus, adventurers at play.

Here are some of the flowers, wild and otherwise, that grow around the area.

Next come some photos of the horse farm.

In this one, you can see for yourself that Chilean horses really can run sideways.

Note the kinetic relationship between horse and rider.

Some of the proportional differences between Chilean horses and those in the US are visible in this photo.

The boys got a chance to try their hands as huasos.

Here are some shots of Veramonte, the vineyard we visited. Their Primus is truly a treat.

Here is Santiago at its best and worst (in the polluted sense). There are also many areas of Santiago that are not as well to do as shown here.

Here are some shots of the rodeo.

OK, that's it for now. I'll post more photos in the not too distant future, including some of our home.

October 02, 2004 | Permalink