Tag Archives: Chile

The graveyard

Posted on April 9, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

On our way south from Punta Arenas to the most beautiful of our mountain gradients, we drive along the beautiful coast of the street of Magellan. I hope to post about its beautiful nature in the near future, but now I … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Birds, Chile, Economy, Landmarks, Nature, Ocean, Photography, Punta Arenas, Ships, Shipwrecks, South America, Travel, Travelling, Water | Leave a comment

From winter to autumn

Posted on April 6, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

When we arrived in Punta Arenas, we found a peaceful winter landscape in the mountains (see these pictures). Winter seemed to have come really early in the mountains, so we were a bit worried about our fieldwork. But it seemed … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Chile, Ecology, Fieldwork, Forest, Nature, Photography, Punta Arenas, Seasons, South America, Travel, Trees | 3 Comments

Happy easter!

Posted on April 6, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

We almost missed Easter with our hard work in Punta Arenas, but we managed to get the right atmosphere with some easter eggs. Some were tasty, some were extremely beautiful, like these nice yellow Easter-mushrooms on the trees in the forest. So, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Autumn, Chile, Easter, Ecology, Fieldwork, Mushrooms, Nature, Photography, Punta Arenas, South America | 4 Comments

Beauty and difficulty

Posted on April 3, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

A quick report from the field, where adventurers are made! While last year on the third of April, temperatures in Punta Arenas were a nice and sunny 14 degrees, this year brought us… snow! We drove up the mountain to our … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile | Tagged Chile, Ecology, Fieldwork, Forests, Hiking, Nature photography, Photography, Punta Arenas, Science, Snow, South America, Travel | 8 Comments

Window seat

Posted on April 2, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

If you fly down through Chile from Santiago to Punta Arenas, make sure you have a window seat! And not just any window seat, you would like to be on the left side of the plane, cause from there, you … Continue reading →

Posted in Chile, General | Tagged Chile, Fieldwork, flying, Mountains, Nature, Photography, Punta Arenas, Sunset, Travel, Travelling, Volcanoes | 4 Comments

Invasive plants reaching new elevations

Posted on January 22, 2015 by lembrechtsjonas

With humans traveling and occupying the world more intensively every day, invasions by nonnative plant species are becoming an omnipresent pattern. People transport countless plant seeds as they travel that might, or might not, establish and disrupt local ecosystems. Until … Continue reading →