Chile 2014!

Our Christmas break travels continue... or really begin in Chile. We spent the first week and a half traveling south through Chile taking in it's history, culture and more than anything the natural beauty. Here's the highlights!

Santiago

The first day of our trip was visiting the capital city of Chile- Santiago. We enjoyed seeing beautiful murals and hearing more about the recent history of the country.

Valparaiso

Located on the coast, this used to be the a big port. Now, it is known as a colorful cultural center. We enjoyed seeing the colorful graffiti and traveling up the elevators located all over the city to get to the top of the hills.

Puerto Montt, Castro, Chacabuco

On our cruise we stopped at 3 beautiful small towns located at the northern part of Patagonia. We saw beautiful volcanoes, fishing villages, waterfalls and breath-taking natural beauty.

Volcanoes and rapids! So beautiful!

Houses built on stilts for when the tide comes in.

Excited to see the first of many beautiful glaciers!

Punta Arenas

The southern-most city in Chile and the first of our penguins stops. We took an hour long trip to a penguin rookery and saw a whole bunch of penguins in their natural habitats. So beautiful and fun!

So many penguins! So much cuteness!

I spy two cute penguins!