San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

San Pedro de Atacama

Hello all. 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...

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billyandsophie on May 18, 2008 from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

from the travel blog: South America

Relaxing in the desert

After the madness of the Pacahmama tour we decided to chill in San Pedro for a couple of days and not really do a great deal. We stayed at the rustic hotel, practised our Spanish and finally got round to sending the tent and camping gear home (that´s the rucksacks a few kilograms lighter !!). We...

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jonnik on March 28, 2008 from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

from the travel blog: Jon & Kenty's Grrrrrand Tour

San Pedro de Atacama

Besuch in der trockensten Wüste der Welt und dem wohl touristischen Ort in Chile.

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hapan on October 15, 2007 from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

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Flamingos, Salt and the Altiplano lakes

Yesterday we went on an all-day tour of some local towns, the Salar de Atacama (Salt flat), then up to the Altiplano lakes Miscanti and Miñiques. Unlike our tour of Valle de la Luna, we actually had an English speaking guide and got a whole lot more out of the day. At the salt flat we saw...

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Cath & Andy on April 9, 2007 from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

from the travel blog: A journey to the alter and South America

What a difference a day makes!

Talk about a shock! The day started leaving our hotel at 5:45 to get to the airport for our flight, everything went well and the bus system was no trouble at all. It was surprising to see lots of people out on the streets on a Saturday Morning. We got to the airport and got to the check-in...

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Cath & Andy on April 7, 2007 from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

from the travel blog: A journey to the alter and South America

Weiter nach Norden

Heute ist der chilenische Nationalfeiertag, die fieste de patria. Ein großer Tag auch in San Pedro, und auf dem Marktplatz haben sich eine Band und diverse Preisrichter aufgebaut; davor tanzen numerierte Paare (z.T. in Tracht, z.T. überhaupt nicht schick gemacht) einen kleinen Wettbewerb. Das...

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gattidimonaco on September 18, 2006 from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

from the travel blog: Los Andes 2006

San Pedro

Unser Morgen in San Pedro beginnt mit der Suche nach einem neuen Hotel. Wir stellen fest, daß einige Hotels ausgebucht sind, vermutlich weil viele Touristen auch aus ganz Chile zur fiesta de patria herkommen. Schließlich finden wir im Hotel Altaira Platz, direkt neben unserer gestrigen Bleibe,...

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gattidimonaco on September 16, 2006 from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

from the travel blog: Los Andes 2006

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