The suburbs of Santiago, Chile, are bustling with activity. Dozens of teams are preparing to fly in hot air balloons. Somewhere a burner is making noise, somewhere else they are just straightening out a balloon, and someone is already taking off into the sky.
This is all new to Chile. The International Hot Air Balloon Festival is being hosted here for the first time.
The festival attracted many spectators.
The International Balloon Festival has been held in Mexico since 2002. Now it is being held in South America for the first time.
