My fauvorite picture

I love this picture! I took it in 2005 , during an archaeological expedition to the Antarctica.

The picture was taken in a Chilean camp site, based in the Rugged island, an isolated place in the South Shetland  island.

It was a during a calm night, with few clowds when I could see the beatifull sunset in the horizon,  incredible!

There is a long travel to get the Rugged island, starting in Punta Arenas city. First you take the military Chilean “Hercules” airplane to the Frei Base in the kind George island; then we continue in a Chilean navy until you get near the island; finally, an helicopter leaved us with the load on the Rugged island.

During our 21th day expedition, we survey the island, walking fifteen kilometer a day, looking for historic places.

The antarctic has beautiful lanscapes, with a lot of wild life and untouched places.

This place brings me back many memories. It was my first  extreme expedition, very important for me, because my dream fulfillment. Now this picture is part of my life. 

The Inca Fortress

Hello!!! I want to tell you about a nice inca archaeological site located 90 km south of Santiago: the Cerro Grande de la Compañía fortress. The site is located in the Rancagua valley, in an isolate hill of 677 meters above sea level, in the middle Cachapoal River. The hill is very cliffy, but it is possible to go up from the south, were the slope is more smooth.  

If you go there, you will see the strategic position of  the site, than permit you to look all around the valley. Also, in his top there are many old stones structures made by rocky walls, some of them used to live, others for storage food (named collcas in quechua language) and others to surround a square. There are also, two big and long perimetral walls that surround and protect all the site. The longest one has 800 meters long. 

The site is possible to visit, but you have to ask permission to enter to the administrators who live there, and you have to pay something to him. 

                                            The site it is amazing!!! You need to visit it it.