Return flights (SCL-GRU-ZRH) / Conclusion

Two flights  - SCL-GRU (Latan B767, 4hrs) and GRU-ZRH (SWISS, B777, 11+hrs) - brought me home. Especially the first flight, which crossed the Andes into Argentina offered spectacular views of barren mountans and huge mining operations. 

high winds over the Andes...

luckily just one CB, which was avoided easily

Later, overflying Brazil, the vastness of this agricultural country was impressive.

Crossing the south Atlantic during the night was uneventful, though a bit bumpy at times.

GRU: Boeing 777

a more westerly route was taken to avoid more turbulent areas (the shortest way would be via 'Sal - Dakhla -Marrakesch')

Conclusion
It has been a very interesting trip to a country with very friendly, helpful people.
I really hope that the Chileans will be able to 'sort out' their problems and then can agree on a constituition, which will be more favorable to the people and their needs...

Flying: of course you always hope for more, for the one magic flight. But also here the long established weather patterns are changing and so every day offered now challenges. Out of 21 days (travel from/ to CH not included) I could fly on 17, which certainly is a very good ratio. Ralf (Airsthetik) proofed to by an excellent guide as well as instructor. I still don't master the Cobra launch completely, but the training with him has helped me considerably in order to take-off safely in the strong conditions of Vizcachas. The other pilots in the group (Martin, Georg (&Hildegard), Gerhard (&Renate) have been enjoyable company and always very helpful and understanding for my 'restrictions' - thanks!
To have found Miguel as guide has also been a stoke of luck: good pilot, excellent knowledge (not only about Chilean flying sites, but also about geography, nature etc) and -for me very important!- very reliable. His English is as limited as my Spanish, so we didn't talk that much. But we got along very easily and in the end communication never has been a real problem :-)