In the mountains of Chile

14 de Agosto del 2006

Muy Buen Dia a todos

The drive from Pachica to Enquelga would take about 3 hours so spending the prior night at Kusayapu and making it the starting point for the day seemed appropriate. It was 6:30 and a breakfast of two fried eggs and fresh pan awakened us for the journey.

Minute by minute the landscape changed and the temperature dropped. We were traveling from an altitude of 1500 meters to over 4000, in this winter month. You could see in the distance stoic mountains covered in white ice and snow There were trees that are only found in this area, grasses unique in this world and created to feed llama and alpaca, the red bloom algae that feeds small fish below a water surface…much was happening under the surface of this land, as was spiraling above it.

The cassette tape playing in the car was one of Christian music…Majesty was the name of the song. No modern buildings to be seen, no overhead freeway signs, no supermarkets or malls, no distractions. Majesty.

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