The camp site for horseback riding in the Chilean Andes out from Bano Morales

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The campsite is in a high valley where water flows down from higher mountains. The vega (green meadow) is large and flat with rocky surround and a small river running through it. This is the Clarillo, which meets a red river, rio Morado, at one end. It is an idyllic spt, perfect for camping, with a small lake nearby. This though cold is wonderful for relaxing the muscles after riding. The meadow is full of the most amazing flowers in January, and has soft flat areas for pitching tents and good shelter for the kitchen and eating area.

The sun is hot in the daytime, but normally we go off for our rides before the sun has begun to burn fiercely, and return in time for an early evening bathe and drink by the fire. If people wished to stay in the campsite all day, we would erect some shade and also there are some small naturally shady spots. The tents are two-person tents but we allow one per person as they are not very large. We have four-person tents for couples. We put a toilet in a secluded place.

We pride ourselves on the quality of the food which is all cooked over the fire. Most days fresh bread is made and we bring plenty of fruit and vegetables up on mules, and usually a goat which will serve for a barbecue and later for soup or cazuela, a Chilean national dish. We offer wine in the evening and beer or soft drinks for lunch. We boil plenty of water all the time so that there is safe drinking water for water bottles and tea or coffee. Lunch is usually a picnic - something like ham and bread and tomatoes, or quails eggs, or local goats' cheese. Because it is high up ( about 2,500 metres and we ride up higher in the daytime) we find that most people do not have very large appetitites, but we allow plenty so that no one need be hungry.