San Pedro de Atacama

Arrived in San Pedro de Atacama, an oasis town in the Atacama Desert. Got up the following day at 3:45 am to visit the Tatio Geysers, which are hot pools of steamy water caused by volcanic magma underground. It was 10-15 degrees below freezing (pretty cold), but it was worth it to see the huge steam clouds and feel the water bubbling under our feet.

Also visited Death Valley and Moon Valley which look like they sound, saw the sunset and the moon rise almost simultaneously (this only happens when its a full moon), then took great delight in running down a huge sand dune like a couple of kids.

For photos - http://picasaweb.google.com/trevallion74/SanPedroDeAtacama

written by  billyandsophie on May 18, 2008 from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
from the travel blog: South America
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