Cajón Del Maipo

Hola todos,

This weekend, I went 45 minutes south with Micaela, Arantxa, Laurel, Ignacion and Aly to an area called Cajón del Maipo. Ignacio drove us there Friday night, we stayed all of Saturday and left Sunday morning. On Friday, we got there in the late evening. We went and ate dinner, went for a walk, then returned to the hostel and played cards. We went to sleep rather early because we wanted to wake up early.
The next morning, we woke up at 9AM to eat breakfast and then went to organize what we wanted to do. There is a park there about 20 miles from the town called "Las Cascadas de Las Animas" and we drove there for the day. When we arrived, we went for an hour and a half hike around the area where we saw a few waterfalls, and the area generally. There were many snow-capped mountains around the area, which made a beautiful backdrop to the river and waterfalls. It was a nice hike; compared the trek up the volcano last weekend, it was a walk in the park.
When we returned, Laurel, Arantxa, Aly and I went horse riding while Micaela and Ignacio went zip-lining. It was so much fun! My horse's name was Cowin. He was 18, the oldest horse among all of them. He was a great horse. We climbed up a big mountain which overlooked the town, a close view of the snow-capped mountains, and an abundance of leave-changing-colors trees. I hadn't been horse riding in a while and it was very nice. After an hour and a half, we returned at the main area where we met up with Micaela and Ignacio. We then went back to the town and out for dinner. We were all very hungry. I ordered a very Chilean dish called "Pastel de Choclo" which is a bowl of various meats, and a hard boiled egg in a potato filling covered with a layer of choclo (a type of corn). Very delicious. We took a walk around the area to see it in daylight. A nice quaint town. That night, we relaxed, drank tea, and watched Chilean game shows. Strange TV shows they have here. In the morning, we woke up to eat breakfast and then we left.
It was a nice little weekend trip, and it is so close by. I also met the cutest dog. I named him Foxy, because he looks like a little fox. Absolutely adorable.

 Me and Foxy!

 "Las Cascadas de Las Aminas" Park.

My friends that you all have heard so much about.

Left to right: Micaela, Ignacio, me, Arantxa, Laurel, Aly.