Thursday, November 5, 2009

Visiting a Landmark.

So we decided to drive out to see the somewhat famous
Mano del Desierto
Here is what Wiki says about it.
"The Mano de Desierto is a large-scale sculpture of a hand located in the Atacama Desert in Chile, 75 km to the south of the city of Antofagasta, on the Panamerican Highway. "
"Description
The sculpture was constructed by the Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal at an altitude of 1,100 meters above sea level. The work has a base of iron and cement, and stands 11 metres (36 ft) tall. Funded by Corporación Pro Antofagasta, a local booster organization, the sculpture was inaugurated on March 28, 1992.

It has since become a point of interest for tourists traveling Route 5, which forms part of the Pan-American Highway. It is an easy victim of graffiti and is therefore cleaned occasionally."

And yes it is 75km away but we had nothing to do (this is before moving into the house). Oh and Alyssa fell asleep on the way to it otherwise she would be in the photos too. There is NOTHING near it at all and yes there is graffiti on it. Here are some piccies.



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