https://bkpk.me Piggy-back ride with A&Z Sun, 26 Jun 2022 18:39:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 https://bkpk.me/the-black-sands-of-drake-bay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-black-sands-of-drake-bay https://bkpk.me/the-black-sands-of-drake-bay/#comments Tue, 28 Apr 2015 18:42:01 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=15378
The sand is black because this entire region originated due to volcanic activity in the past. Drake Bay is the gateway to Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica. You take a tiny little plane to get from San Jose to Drake Bay. The views along the route are absolutely incredible ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/the-black-sands-of-drake-bay/feed/ 0 https://bkpk.me/before-the-eruption/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=before-the-eruption https://bkpk.me/before-the-eruption/#comments Sat, 25 Apr 2015 18:21:17 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=15367
The Calbuco Volcano in Chile is erupting right now. It’s strange that we passed by it a few days ago and marveled at the peaceful surroundings. Cattle grazing without any premonitions, endless fields of green grass, and lakes all around for this is in Chile’s lakes region. We even talked ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/before-the-eruption/feed/ 1 https://bkpk.me/a-view-of-osorno/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-view-of-osorno https://bkpk.me/a-view-of-osorno/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2015 18:49:39 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=15350
Chile is the land of volcanoes. The country is home to over 100 active volcanoes! Osorno is a massive volcano that last erupted in 1869. The volcano is over 2500m high and its summit is always covered with snow! The conical shape makes it really interesting to look at and ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/a-view-of-osorno/feed/ 3 https://bkpk.me/would-you-like-some-salt-with-that/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=would-you-like-some-salt-with-that https://bkpk.me/would-you-like-some-salt-with-that/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2014 16:53:00 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=13725
Welcome to Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat. At a breathtaking altitude of 3600m on average (that is almost 12,000 ft!), it’s a wonder that this place is also one of the FLATTEST PLACES ON EARTH! Uyuni is so very flat that satellites use it to calibrate their terrain sensitivity. ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/would-you-like-some-salt-with-that/feed/ 5 https://bkpk.me/licancabur-as-seen-from-san-pedro-de-atacama/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=licancabur-as-seen-from-san-pedro-de-atacama https://bkpk.me/licancabur-as-seen-from-san-pedro-de-atacama/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 20:00:41 +0000 Ashray http://bkpk.me/?p=3862
This is the Licancabur volcano, visible from all over the town of San Pedro de Atacama. The volcano’s last eruption date is unknown however there are some interesting stories behind the history of this mountain. Part of the volcano lies in Bolivia and the summit lies in Chile. There is ... more »]]> https://bkpk.me/licancabur-as-seen-from-san-pedro-de-atacama/feed/ 5