Posts Tagged ‘Valle de Elqui’
Mexican Aster, Cosmos bipinnatus
An elementary school rests in the background. The kids were on a two week winter break (in July), so I roamed the grounds.
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.
