Following our return from the May trip to the U.S., we didn't do any traveling until a couple of weekends ago. We traveled 2 hours west to the coastal community of Tocopilla and then south down the coast to Antofagasta. We didn't see much in the form of vegetation nor people. We stayed at a Radisson on the coast in Antofagasta for an amazing $82. Had another great ocean view from our room. After making a quick stop at the grocery store (Jumbo) in Antofagasta the following morning, we headed southeast on a quest to locate a sculpture of a hand that we had heard about. Its purpose is to great the travelers coming to and leaving Antofagasta -- pretty interesting!
My translation of the sign at the site was that it is either called the Hand of the Desert or Desert Hand? Anyway, it was constructed by a Chilean scupture (Mario Irarrazabal) from iron and cement to greet travelers coming to and from Antofagasta.
FYI: Double click on the collage to see the pictures better. Next post: We had a visitor in Calama!
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