El morado glacier

A few weeks ago we decided to make another visit to the mountains with a few friends. This time we chose El morado glacier. This is a glacier in the area known as Cajon de Maipo, which is a canyon a few minutes drive from Santiago.

A map of the route can be found here.

For every dog born, another dies on the street

Today is world spay day. Some people may wonder, what does spaying (i.e. sterilising) your companion animal have to do with being an animal lover? There is plenty out there for you to read but this post aims to be a brief summary!

How to make falafel in pictures

A simple and delicious recipe: falafel. What it is and where it comes from - see wikipedia.
Una receta simple y deliciosa: falafel. Que son y de donde vienen - vea wikipedia.

Cerro Pintor

Last Saturday we went on a nice little walk that we thought we should document in our blog. Our mission for the day: climb Cerro Pintor, one of the relatively easily accessible 4000+m peaks near Santiago.