July 2010
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“Unsuccessful” Visit to the Geysers del Tatio
More Details: “Unsuccessful” Visit to the Geysers del TatioOne of the tours I wanted to make based on all the recommendations I got was to see the Geysers del Tatio, very close to the Bolivian border. The day before the tour, as I was visiting the Lagunas Altiplanicas, our tour guide kept telling us how some people have gotten killed and a few…
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El Valle de la Luna and the Laguna Cejar in the Atacama
More Details: El Valle de la Luna and the Laguna Cejar in the AtacamaAs was recommended to me, I booked tours with a local agency from San Pedro de Atacama. I certainly love driving myself around but this was a trip I am glad I didn’t do that in. Perhaps on a future trip I would drive but the area is not consistently well labeled and some of…
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Why I Chose to Visit the World’s Driest Desert – the Atacama
More Details: Why I Chose to Visit the World’s Driest Desert – the AtacamaVisiting a desert? Isn’t it all just like dry and sandy? Why? I had been to the Sahara desert but mainly in the vicinity of the Nile River in Egypt. And while it is likely not representative of the rest of the Sahara (opinions, readers?), I thought how different can they all be from each…
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Exploring the Atacama Desert – Getting to San Pedro de Atacama
More Details: Exploring the Atacama Desert – Getting to San Pedro de AtacamaLast weekend, I got to travel on the Chilean holiday to San Pedro de Atacama to explore the desert around it and its sights. The flight from Santiago, bought in Chile, was under $250 and I could have gotten it cheaper had I bought it earlier. Two co-workers were planning to travel with me but…