After a nights travel on the bus from Valparaiso, I was sitting over breakfast at the hostel El Punto in La Serena, when some people were looking for others to join a tour to the national park Frey Jorge. Not sure what decided me to go - but so far the most spontaneous actions have been the best - and this was once more true this time!
The tour was run by a Swiss German who has been living for 7 years in La Serena. Not really sure what I had signed on for, I just let it happen... first we went to the Monumento National Valle del Encanto. This is an archaeological site were petroglyphs are found on many stones. But more impressive than the petroglyphs, I found the countryside - semi-arid dessert all around us: stones, sands and many cactuses where ever you looked. Oh and impressive were wholes carved in stones: these wholes were placed in such a way in the stones that at night the stars would reflect in the water in the wholes - representing stellar constellations on the stones.
We then went up to the Fray Jorge national park. Amidst this arid semi-dessert there is a bit of vegetation and even some forest. The plants take the water from the fog and mist which is almost all the time around, thanks to the closeness of the pacific ocean. The walk up in the hills was peaceful and nice, enjoying the views and all the plants - many of which I have never seen.
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