Santiago

These boots are made for dancing...

Stanford-in-Santiago
Santiago, Chile
December 6, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D,

Park bench

Santiago, Chile
December 11, 2012

Benched in El Bosque

Santiago, Chile
December 11, 2012

Bob investigates hanta

Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
December 12, 2012

Viña del Mar

"Sun 'n the beach"

Viña del Mar, Chile
December 4, 2012

Huilo Huilo

Baobab

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 10, 2012
Canon 50D

Indoor waterfall

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 9, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

Outdoor waterfall

Salta Leona
Huilo Huilo
Chile
December, 2012

Salto Huilo Huilo

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 8, 2012

Cruising along the treeway

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 9, 2012
Canon 50D,

Volcano

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 8, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D,

Maiden Huilo Huilo

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 8, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D,

Turbulent waters

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 8, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D,

Llama

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 8, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D,

Piglet

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 8, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D,

Huilo Huilo gets foxy

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D

What foxes wear on their palms

Foxglove
Chile
Canon Rebel 50D

Lagarto

Lizard
Huilo Huilo
Chile
December, 2012

Reptilian mosaic

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December, 2012

Egg mass

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 8, 2012

Tadpole

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 8, 2012

Sapito

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 8, 2012

Sapito proximo

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 8, 2012

Ranita de Darwin

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 10, 2012

Even the beetles have gone green

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 8, 2012

Darwin suspends his disbelief in elves

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 8, 2012
Canon 50D

Darw-in-the-daisies

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 9, 2012
Canon 50D

La Taberna de Darwin

Darwin in Chile
Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 12, 2012
Canon 50D

Thirsty no more

Victor Petermann brewery
Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 8, 2012

A state of beeing

Chile

When bees get hives

Bee
Chile
December 11, 2012

Bee
Chile
December 11, 2012

When horses fall in love

Horse
Chile

Fiddlehead

Fern
Chile

Puzzling sight

Monkey puzzle (Araucaria)
Family: Araucariaceae
Huilo Huilo, Chile
December 9, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

Monkey puzzle (Araucaria)
Family: Araucariaceae
Huilo Huilo, Chile
December 9, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

Don't eat this

Poppy
Huilo Huilo, Chile

Poppy

Poppy
Huilo Huilo, Chile
December 9, 2012

Trunk-ated

Huilo Huilo, Chile
December 9, 2012

Elf

Huilo Huilo, Chile
December 9, 2012

Elf

Huilo Huilo, Chile
December 9, 2012
Canon 50D

Puerto Fuy

Pastoral with cow

Puerto Fuy, Chile
December 8, 2012
Canon 50D

Strung out in Puerto Fuy

Puerto Fuy, Chile
December 9, 2012
Canon 50D

Love evolving

Charles and Nicole
Hadas Del Lago
Puerto Fuy, Chile
December 9, 2012

Making friends with the hadas

Nicole and Andres
Hadas Del Lago
Puerto Fuy, Chile
December 9, 2012

Fresh trout

Hadas Del Lago
Puerto Fuy, Chile
December 9, 2012

Puma dreams

Domestic cat
Puerto Fuy, Chile
December 9, 2012
Canon 50D

Villarrica: volcano extraordinaire

Puerto Fuy
Chile
December 10, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D,

No turning back

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 10, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D

Lupine along the runway

Temuco, Chile
December 10, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D

Packing lox

von Fach

Lox and bagels
Chile
December 7, 2012

Packed fach

Lox and bagels
Chile
December 7, 2012

In fach fashion

Chile
December 7, 2012

Weighty business

Chile
December 7, 2012

Paid according to scale

Chile
December 7, 2012

People

Nicolás

Santiago
Chile
December 6, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

Familia San Martin

Ricardo and Maria Jose

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 9, 2012

Agatha

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 9, 2012

Agatha

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 8, 2012
Canon 50D

Maria Jose and Agatha

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 8, 2012
Canon 50D

Room 12

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 9, 2012

Ricardo goes to ground

Huilo Huilo
Chile
December, 2012

Gran Torre Santiago

Gran Torre Santiago/a>
Santiago, Chile
December 11, 2012
Canon 50D

Gran Torre Santiago

Gran Torre Santiago/a>
Santiago, Chile
December 6, 2012
Canon REBEL T1i

R2

Rodolfo and Ricardo
Santiago, Chile
December 6, 2012
Canon REBEL T1i

Embracing evolution

Santiago, Chile
December 12, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

About to catch measles from Agatha

Measles
Santiago, Chile
December 12, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

Indiana Agatha

Santiago, Chile
December 12, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

Santa Cruz

Iglesia, Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012

Colonial remnant

The roses match the facade
en route to Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012

Cactus flower

Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

When grain gets bugged

Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012

Quillaja

Quillaja flower

Quillaja saponaria
Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012

When Quillaja leaves

Quillaja saponaria
Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012

This buds for you

Quillaja saponaria
Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012

Quillaja and the lady

Quillaja saponaria
The Club
Santiago, Chile
December 6, 2012
Canon 50D

Treeing up the right bark

Quillaja saponaria
Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012
Canon Rebel T1i

Quillaja plantation

Quillaja saponaria
Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012

Quillaja watered down

Ricardo and Achilles inspect watering system Quillaja saponaria
Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D,

When Quillaja grow wild

Quillaja saponaria
Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012

Quillaja flower

Quillaja saponaria
Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012

Tree

Quillaja saponaria
Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012

Tree

Quillaja saponaria
Santa Cruz, Chile
December 11, 2012

Quillaja leaf gall

Quillaja saponaria
Santiago, Chile
December 6, 2012

Saponins extracted

Quillaja saponaria Quilpu@eacute;©, Chile
December 4, 2012

Quillaja roadmap

Brainstorming
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC)
Santiago, Chile
December, 2012

Birds

One-footed

Queltehue
Southern lapwingVanellus chilensis
The Club
Santiago
December 6, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D,

Red of breast

Sturnella superciliaris
Santa Cruz
Chile
December 11, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D,

Bandurria

Theristicus caudatus
Huilo Huilo
Chile
December, 2012

Rapt attention

Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango)
Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 9, 2012
Canon Rebel 50D

Chimango Caracara (Milvago chimango)
Huilo Huilo
Chile
December 9, 2012

The Trip Itinerary: December 4, 2012 - December 12, 2012

December 4, 2012 - Arrive in Santiago from Miami International after all night flight

Met by Ricardo San Martin and drive to Hotel - Plaza El Bosque

Drive to Quilpué

Tour Natural Response plant

Lunch in Viña del Mar

Walk to Stanford Center

back to Santiago

Fragola - mint chip cone

Walk in hotel

December 5, 2012 -

Breakfast at hotel

Ricardo picked me up and we drove to PUC

Big picture brain-storming session wtih Ricardo, Hernan, Steve, Trinidad

Lunch on campus (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - PUC)

Work out at hotel

Walk to Ricardo and Maria José's

Dinner at their place wtih Agatha

December 6, 2012 -

Breakfast at hotel

Work in Hotel

Walk to Stanford Center

Drive to club

Lunch with Ricardo, Maria José, Rodolpho Dirzo, Martin

Drop back at hotel

Interviewed by Nicolás Luco Rojas in hotel

Dinner with Juan Pedro (Juanpi) Garcia

December 7, 2012 -

Early morning departure, flight to Temuco

drive to Huilo Huilo

Check in at Baobab

stop to get smoked salmon

dinner in Hotel

walk to Salta Leona

walk to hotel roof

December 8, 2012 - Huilo Huilo - perfect weather

Breakfast at hotel

walk to hotel roof

hike to Salta Huilo Huilo and Salta Puma

Lunch at Pizza place

Drive to Puerto Fuy

Dinner at Hada del Lago - fresh trout

December 9, 2012 - Huilo Huilo

Breakfast at hotel

Explore hotel grounds, walk back to Salto Leona

To pony ride

Spa with Ricardo, Maria Jose, and Agatha

Complementary "welcome" pisco sours

Dinner back at Hadas Del Lago in Puerto Fuy

December 10, 2012 - Huilo Huilo

Breakfast at hotel

Drive to Temuco Airport

Short flight to Santiago

Check into Plaza El Bosque

Fragola - manjar chip cone

Walk along river till sunset

December 11, 2012 - Santiago

Breakfast at hotel

Drive to Santa Cruz

Tour the Quillaja plantations with Ricardo and Achilles

Dinner at KM0 with Ricardo and Max Rencoret

December 12, 2012 - Santiago

Breakfast at hotel

Meet with Ximena from UDD at hotel to talk about education

Lunch with Pablo Vial and Ricardo San Martin at Clinica Alemana

Dinner with Maria Jose, Ricardo, and Agatha at The Club

Ride to airport with Maria Jose, Ricardo, and Agatha - lots of traffic

Santiago to SFO via Dallas

With tremendous thanks to Ricardo San Martin, Maria Jose, and Agatha