Valle de Elqui

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On the way to the Elqui Valley
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Approaching the dam outside Vicuña
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Like a kiwifruit, only sour
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The Plaza de Armas (Plaza of Arms) in Vicuña
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Pisco fermentation tanks at the Capel plant
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How to make Pisco. pt I
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How to make Pisco. pt II
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How to make Pisco. pt III
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'Vinification' tanks at the Pisco plant
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Pisco plant and the barren hills of N. Chile
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Pisco anyone?
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Grapes growing in the Elqui Valley
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Grapes and mountains
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Grapes, riverbeds and mountains
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A small town on the way into the Elqui Valley
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The Elqui Valley
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More Elqui Valleyness
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On our way further up the valley to a rodeo
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Arriving at the rodeo a couple of hours late
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Horses at the rodeo
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The Plaza de Armas and church in the town of Pisco Elqui