A place to stay??

As we reached the salt plains of Surire, it was quite dark, we could barely see the road but in the distance, we saw some lights and thought this would be the Conaf place. We drove into the campus with the lights. It turned out to be the salt extraction factory. The workers were surprised to see us since it is forbidden to enter there. We asked them for a place to stay and they too pointed to the Conaf as the only place nearby. We drove further to the Conaf place but as with all their offices and centers, this too was closed. There was absolutely no lights there, it was pitch dark. We used the lights of the vehicle to check the place. There was no one around. We could see inside the rooms and saw nice beds with blankets but everything was locked. We decided to check if any of the windows was open. One of them opened partially, we were tempted to break in and sleep inside, but, not knowing the penalty for trespassing, we decided not to do it. It was a hard dilemma since it was getting cold and we knew that the nights in the altiplano are generally below freezing temperatures so it wouldn't be pleasant sleeping in the vehicle and here we have a nice cosy room with beds and blankets and no one around for miles to notice we were there. But, since we were not sure if someone would turn up in the early morning, we decided to skip the risky move and instead go to the Pollequere hot springs and sleep in the vehicle.Read more