back into the mountains for a birding adventure

Pam looking at little creatures - Little creatures looking at Pam

wonderful wonderful

*~I think I left my heart in the Andes today~*

horses licking salt

Heidi and Juan

we shared the trails

The only way in, the only way out :) - Pam's up for adventure~*

Okay you birders - IDENTIFY :)

Juan & Pam

~ since it is spring here the flowers are everywhere ~
these poppy's won't open until the sun rises

A mystery wall - and everyone knows I love a mystery - on the other side is a bluff dropping to a small creek

Juan, our guide and my new pal Pamela - identifying everything we could find with wings

early morning dew on poppy

agave plant... tequila anyone :)

art Art ARt ART imitating LIFE LIFe LIfe Life life

Las Tortolas plant for Los Bronces mine

Yesterday we visited the Los Tortolas copper / molybdenum plant

Copper - froth flotation separation vats

Plant operations - where the rubber meets the road :)

An evening of culture and Chilean flavor

Thru out dinner last night we enjoyed watching dances from the North, South, West (Easter Island) and the Middle regions of Chile~*

Then... we danced.........................................................................................................

hIgh On AltItUdE

Los Bronces pit and facilities~*

I visited Los Bronces mine today - an open pit Copper / Molybdenum mine owned by Anglo American. It nests in the Andes at approaximately 35oo meters above sea level - - - yes, that's about 10,500 feet or just under 2 miles above sea level. I'll visit their mill, Las Tortolas manana~*

Jorge - holding the door and hamming it up for the camera - hummmmm

AGAIN - color & p a t h ~ ~ ~




I walked & lingered in these hallways over and over again last night - they are deliciously ripe~*
If you have dial up... don't even attempt to view... muy grande - smooch Sharon ;)

path of colour~*

park bench at dusk~*