Pisaqua Chile (Pee Water)

Grandpa and Grandma visited Pisaqua Chile.  The town is on the Northern coast.  -- named by the early Spanish explorers who came ashore almost 500 years ago to collect the river water.  They were very disappointed to discover the water bitter-- contaminated -- with nitrate.

So they named the Place  "Pee Water"

During the first years of the 20th century, people wanted the nitrate to make stuff like fertilizer and explosives.   Pisagua became one of the areas most important ports.  The town had  almost 2500 people.

Now about 250 people live there.  They mostly harvest seaweed in their small boats and sell it to processing plants.  

Grandpa and Grandma took 5 liters of gas from Iquique to Pisagua and traded it for a boat ride out to see the seals and sea lions that live on the rocky islands near shore.

Here is a picture of the boat engine.

Here is a picture of the 5 liters of gas.

Here is a picture of the sea lions

Here is a picture of the seals

Here is a picture of town.

Here is a picture of the Cemetery.

Here is a picture of the Crypt.

Here is a picture of the Pisaqua Delta launch.

Loads of Love--