Caroline+R

The people who called the valparaiso the valley of paradice must have been thinking about the valley of Quillota.

July 23rd 2009- We are in the valley of Quillota at the foot of the Andes. The weather mostdays ther was nice and sunny. The veggitation is usual trees, bushes, and brush. But it looks glorious. The slopes to seaward are fertil. The cattle is grazing sadly. There are a few patches of indian corn and wheat. A few of the orchards have peaches, figs, and grapes. If you look closly the senery is blooming.

August 17th 2009- The andes are magnifisent! There is a fresh layer of newly fallen snow in the summits. There wasn't much cattle up in the high parts of the mountains. The population is rural. Most of the people live in the populated cities like Lima and Santiago. There are also some exports like copper and coffee beans. We went to the mines of Jajuel, they were filled with copper. I think it still gets shipped off to Swansea, England to get melted in to metal.

August 26th 2009 - I could see the border of chile in the distance. We are on our way to chile!

March 19th, 2009- We were in chile and going to see the old houses up on the elavated hills.

The rivers in these valleys are like rushing waters. The water is the colour of mud. The water rushes over the rocks and makes them hit together and make echoing noises throuout the land. In the part of the valley where the water is located the mountains are up to 8000 feet high! It is crazy! As we walked we pasted much cattle.

September 19th 2009- We went to the Guardia del Monet. It was a scatered town, with blosseming gardens filled with colour from the flowers and fruit. There was a bizcacha wich is an african rodent like a chinchilla almost but larger, it was, interesting. The vegitation in the gardens was much more lush than in the mountains. With herbage and greener grass and trees that had a fuller look. .  September 20th, 2009- Being able to visit the Andes and South America was great. It gave me a whole different outlook on life and showed me how different north and south america really are.

 The inner garden in the Guardia del Monte. A Bizcacha. The vally of Quillota.The Andes Mountains. Map of south America.