John Elkington

A world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable development.

Walking in the Valley of the Moon

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On our way to the Valle de la Luna
On our way to the Valle de la Luna
En route to Valle de la Luna, we stop off for another gorge-ous sight
En route to Valle de la Luna, we stop off for another gorge-ous sight
Ditto
Ditto, with old road to San Pedro snaking down on the right
Cairns
Cairns
A rather more modern form of cairn
A rather more modern form of cairn
Vertigo prevents a full appreciation
Vertigo prevents a full appreciation
Chilean and Wiphala, emblem of indigenous peoples of Latin America
Chilean and Wiphala, emblem of indigenous peoples of Latin America
In the sands of time
In the sands of time
Dune being photographed
Dune being shot
The 'Tres Marias' formation
Los Vigilantes or ‘Las Tres Marias’ formation
A strange beauty
An inverse humpbacked beauty
Fair warning
Fair warning
As usual, I lag the group
As usual, I lag the group
A sphinx-like formation
A sphinx-like formation
Signs of recent flooding
Signs of recent flooding
Entrance to cave
Entrance to cave, reminding me of Danny Boyle’s film, 127 Hours
Salt formations
Salt formations
Coming out
Coming out
At the entrance of the site
At the entrance of the site

An amazing visit today to the Valle de la Luna. It’s appropriate, given my use of an image of Daniel Craig as James Bond a few days ago at the Recycla Awards ceremony in Santiago, that part of the Bond film Quantum of Solace was filmed here.

For a change, I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves, though one thing is perhaps missing here. Fernando filmed me as I ran (only the distance from where the photo is taken to the group in the distance in the 13th photo here) back to the group – even though I had complained that the altitude was getting to me …

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John Elkington is a world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable development. He is currently Founding Partner and Executive Chairman of Volans, a future-focused business working at the intersection of the sustainability, entrepreneurship and innovation movements.

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