Our second day on the Pachamama bus was our longest travel day for this tour. We were covering over 700 kilometers and the kids were not happy. Our first rest break was in a town called Santa Cruz. We visited the Museo de Colchagua. This is Chile's largest private museum and was built by Carlos Cardoen, who made his money dealing weapons. He was once on the top ten most wanted list in the US, but we were told he had negotiated an amnesty. 

Pachamama refers to mother earth or the Incan mythological goddess of fertile harvesting. This is also the name of the bus company that provides tours of northern and southern Chile.

Viña del Mar or vineyard of the sea, is the fourth largest city in Chile (about 350,000 people). It is a beach resort community about a 15 minute train ride from Valparaiso. You can see it along the coastline from Valparaiso and locals take this train regularly commuting.