...Kind of. At least that´s what Chileans say about their pride of the northern region, the Atacama Desert. Either way, I´m heading there this evening for a long weekend, and I´m quite excited about it. The landscape is supposed to be out of this world. One famous spot is the Valley of the Moon, named so because it looks like a massive lunar crater. I might even go sand boarding, like snow boarding but with sand. Of course, San Pedro de Atacama is a tiny little desert town with a massive tourism infrastructure, so I'm a bit wary of being an exploitative tourist as per usual. But hell SAND boarding, soooo coool, man!
Since last post the Pinochets continue to be under investigation, some student groups committed acts of violence at a few campuses on the death date of Che Guevara, I saw a powerful play that I could barely understand, climbed Cerro San Lucia and got the best view of the city yet, saw more performances in Parque Forrestal, had classes, wrote a Spanish paper, went to a foreign student and Chilean student meet n' greet/colloquia, made some friends, eat several empanadas, and bought tickets to Buenos Aires.
More updates when I get back from the desert.
Hope you all are well,
Turista Suprema
Thursday, October 11, 2007
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