Thursday, April 17 – Day 122A lot of great wines are made in the Maipu valley, which is just on the outskirts of Santiago. Santa Cruz, however, about 140 km south, is regarded as the “Napa Valley” of Chile. The bus ride takes about two hours, and costs $2,000 pesos (US$5.00). Both Mendoza and Santa Cruz are said to be like Napa and Sonoma used to be in the 1970’s – less crowded, less commercial, and less expensive.
There is only one hotel, which is a tourist magnet, so I’m stayed in a small B&B that is 2 km out of town and surrounded by a vineyard. This is by far, the nicest accommodation I’ve had. With help from the owner, I rented a taxi driver for my excursion tomorrow. At $US50.00 for the entire day, it’s cheaper than renting a car, and he knows where he’s going.
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