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Arica, Chile
Oct. 18th - Azapa valley by DW
The word for the day is “kilometer”. We
drove 12 kilometers out of the city into the Azapa valley
looking for the Museo Arqueologic and finally decided that
there was no way it would be that far out of town. So we
returned to the hotel only to find from the guide book that it
is 13 kilometers outside of town. At least we had nothing to
do and the drive past the olive orchards wasn’t a big deal.
The museum had 4 mummies from 5000 BC and multiple artifacts
from this area.
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also drove around this morning for about 30 minutes looking,
with no luck, for a laundry. TD and I finally did the
underwear and socks by hand. He hung them outside on the patio
to dry. When we returned they were gone and we were told by
neighboring teenagers to look in the trees. This was where
some boys in their group had decided to move them. It would
have been funnier if it wasn’t dark outside and we were afraid
our minimal number of undies were missing in action.
AD is very taken with a bungee jumping trampoline that sits
just outside the McDonalds. It looks like a lot of fun and he
has done it for the past two nights.
Oct. 19th - Thongs at the pool by DW
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word for the day is “thong”. Combine that with bikini and fat
girls and you have a picture of a day at the pool in Arica.
I’ve been teasing that I’ll get one and look like all the
other women. The boys are frightened, especially AD who states
he would die of embarrassment. We have been having a wonderful
time spending the afternoons at the pool, reading and
lounging.
This morning we went to the church of San Marco for mass. This
church was designed by Gustav Eiffel and sits just off of the
beach road in the downtown area. It is very small with cast
iron beams throughout. Mass is certainly different when given
in Spanish and with a bag lady sitting in front of you.
After mass we took a drive up to the war museum, which sits
atop the cliff on the southern edge of town. From the top are
fantastic views of the city and the ocean front. This is where
the War of the Pacific ended and Chile claimed Arica. There is
also a large statue of Christ with open arms watching over the
city. We walked the beach later in the day, but opted to swim
only in the pool. Most of the families have colorful umbrellas
to avoid the heat of the sun.
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At our hotel, Azapa Inn, in Arica,
Chile they have many kinds birds. The birds are Guinea
hens, peacocks, turkeys, parakeets, and vultures. It is
fun like to chase the Guinea hens because they’re
flightless so they can’t fly away. I like the vultures
because they have a red head and you can see through
there nose.
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