My program, IFSA-Butler, arranges excursions throughout our
5 months here, and we had our first grand excursion on September 1st!
At 9:00 a.m. we met to head an hour and a half South to Isla Negra, which is
actually not an island, so don’t be confused. Isla Negra is, in fact, the
primary home of the beloved poet, and arguably the most famous Chilean figure,
Pablo Neruda. Chileans are divided on many things—sports, politics, religion,
which beach is best—but it seems to be nationally decided that Pablo Neruda is
one of the best things to ever come out of Chile.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Hiking La Campana
In between Santiago and Viña del Mar, there lies a
national park by the name of La Campana. In this national park there sits Cerro
Campana (Cerro meaning hill, which is an extremely loose use of the word, if
you were to ask me). In order to climb said “hill”, you are looking at a 7
kilometer hike up (approximately 4 miles) and a 7 kilometer hike down. Not too
terrible, right? Once you factor in the 1,600 meter elevation gain (5,250
feet), you’re looking at quite the hike! I considered doing the math to figure
out the angle of the climb, but that just sounded tiring.
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| My climbing partner! |
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