An ancient holyday about an ancient place

When I was 5, my uncle (brother of my mom) lived in Chuquicamata. So, that summer my family was invited by him family to lodge in their home. Was the year 1995, and Chuquicamata didn't see its future end. So, there were parks, hospital, many villages, schools, many people, taxis, etc. My uncle worked in the Chilex Club, playing the piano. The Chilex Club was a exclusive club for the copper workers, and it was like a luxurious hotel. So, everything was new and beautiful for me. Some days later, we visited Calama, and we saw the Loa river...I didn't believe that, because it was too narrow!. We went to a funfair, and ate in the open air. The next day we went to the chuquicamata's coppermine, we saw the minerals, and saw the great excavation! We ride in the huge trucks, all guided by a guide. Later, on the next days, we went to San Pedro de Atacama. The travel is very long, tedious and hot, specially for a 5 years old girl. When we arrived, we saw the famous mummy, in the museum, and obviously, we visited the San Pedro de Atacama's Church...what a pity have lost the photos!. I remember, the place was beautiful, and the experience was unique and special, but the only thing bad was the high height, that brought headaches, sickness or tachycardia, when the person isn't accustomed to that. But I forgetting these troubles, was unforgettable! Totally recommendable^^

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Memorie's Photo

This is a beautiful photo taked in the year 2010 in the comune of San Clemente, Seventh Region. I was in a field trip with other four partners, all men, and the community that was for us was a far and pristine place with the wildest geography and vegetation that I've ever seen. The village visited was called "Armerillo", and had no more than 50 houses, half of them were inoccupied. The river behind me is the Maule river, before its meeting with the Claro river. The village born as a camp for the workers, because there was built a tube of water until the Pelarco comune; its a long distance, the work was huge engineering work! Now, the people works buliding the border crossing "Pehuenches", between Chile and Argentina. Was a great field trip, I knew one of the most beautiful and unkonwn places in Chile!

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