My family and I just returned from 2 weeks in the central valley region of Chile . This region has a mediterranean climate and is very similar in landscape to California with mountains , valleys , and over 4000 km of pacific ocean . Chile is also referred to as the California of South America. They also are a huge growing region of the same products you would grow in California as you could tell by the fresh produce you buy in your supermarkets this time of year .
 The seasons are opposite to ours and right now it is mid fall . There is no rain to speak of between November to April and lots of sun every day .
Fig trees are everywhere . Almost always they are of the same dark variety which I believe is black mission . Having tried black mission picked from the tree when fully ripe , all I can say is wow thats a great fig .

Figs on the tree at the B&B

Cut open

Massive fig tree by the road

Bowl of breakfast figs overlooking porch onto orange groves at B&B

A closer look

Another bowl of freshly picked figs for breakfast

My daughter riding on the beach

Vineyards


We ate so many figs I am almost figged out . So I can now easily wait till mine start to ripen after pulling some of them out to enjoy the nice weather we are having in Toronto .
Chile is the perfect winter getaway for anyone who loves figs , beautiful weather , amazing scenery , friendly people , and feeling safe when travelling in a Latin American country .

Chile , I will be back ......

John

These figs certainly look delicious. Similar to a black mission, but possibly something else. Glad you enjoyed your self.

Nice landscapes/fig pics.
Happy to hear that figs also do very well in Chile.
The more, the merrier... 

John thanks for sharing your pictures yes its hard to beat a  mission fig in the right climate and sounds like you really had your fill.
Best to you.

Wow great pics!

Awesome pics!  Thanks for sharing.

Hey John.  The fig photos are great.  I was also interested in the vineyard photos.  I am
a home winemaker.  My local supplier gets shipments of wine juice and wine grapes
from Chile every year, one shipment a week in Apr and May.  As you say, the
opposite of our season.  There was a big snafu, though, the year of the earthquake in
Chile.  The vineyards were ok, but it was hard to get the grapes and juice shipped out.
It's strange, but nice, to make a batch of wine in the spring using fresh juice from freshly
ripened grapes.  Nice to see home made photos of the vineyards that supply my
grapes.  It reminds me to get my juice order in.  Hard to think about it, though, while
looking at those great fig photos.

Lovely photos John, Bet you had a great time in Chile I remember you told me you were planning on going with the family. Those figs do look delicious and certainly look like mission figs. Mission is the most common fig grown in Chile and a nice ripe Mission fig is extremely good I love them personally.

great pics john - welcome back

Thanks for comments everyone .

Gorgi : Yeah its great to find a place during our winter where you can travel to and enjoy figs in season . I love Europe (my roots are from Greece ) . But when its summer there its summer here .

Deiseler : I have a couple black mission trees that fruited for the first time last year . I hope they get that good after they mature.

Jamie : we visited a few wineries and were so impressed with the settings . We were lucky enough to be there during the harvest , which was an extra bonus . Some vineyards were over 1000 acres . And surrounded by mountains . What a setting .

Nelson : Nice to hear from you , hope all is well . Had a great time in Chile it did not disappoint . The climate and scenery are just like the medditeranean . The farm we stayed on had 15 000 orange trees , 6 fig trees , pomegranite , walnut , lemon , grape , plum , and more trees and some grape vines . The perfect place to get away to for the winter .

Eli : Hope all is well . How was you vacation ?

John