An elementary school rests in the background. The kids were on a two week winter break (in July), so I roamed the grounds.
Valle de Elqui
Eucalyptus Tree, Eucalyptus globulus
These photos were taken on the banks of the Rio Magico (Magic River), in Valle del Elqui, Peru. According to Robert Kirshner, a professor of science at Harvard University, “Chile has as good a claim as any place to be the center of the astronomical universe.” The Elqui Valley is the center of the earth’s gravitational force, and is said to have healing powers. I have never seen the night sky so clear.