7th pool Puritama
30 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
We started with the 7th pool. The water was nice at around 27C and felt perfect in the afternoon sun. There were 2 small waterfalls falling into the pool.
Hydro-massage in the 7th pool
30 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
It was amazing having a nice massage below the waterfalls. We were in the pool for almost 20 minutes enjoying the falls and swimming in the luke warm water.
6th pool Puritama springs
30 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
If there was anu difference in the water temperature between this pool and the 7th, we didn't really detect it. It was still very pleasant. This one too had a waterfall falling into the pool. It wasЧитать далее
5th pool Puritama springs
30 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 3 °C
The 5th pool didn't have any waterfalls but formed a nice shallow pool at the top of the waterfalls falling into the 6th pool.
The Craze for Travelling
Its very rocky lava base here so not much erosion and the water filtered through so many layers of porous lava is very clear.
Pool 4 Puritama springs
30 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
The 4th pool at puritama was awesome. It has 2 big and powerful waterfalls and the pool is about 1 mts deep. We spent 15-20 minutes in the pool enjoying the waterfalls.
Waterfalls in the 4th pool
30 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Ooooo... It was unbelievable fun in the waterfalls in the 4th pool. Check it out....
More of the waterfalls in 4th pool
30 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
Ooo.. We just couldn't have enough of it. Here's more pictures of the fun. Every time I look at the pictures, I want to be back there again 😁
3rd pool Puritama springs
30 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
The 3rd pool was a bit placid one with no waterfalls and a shallow pool. We didn't spend much time here. It was 4:45 pm no and we still had 2 more pools to see and enjoy, before drying up, gettingЧитать далее
2nd pool Puritama springs
30 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
The pool was a bit longer than the rest and about 1.2 mts deep. The channel was a bit wider here and went deeper with grass on both the sides.
Waterfall 2nd pool Puritama springs
30 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
At the end of the channel in the 2nd pool was a lovely waterfall. It was 5 pm by now, so we spent about 5 min here before going to the 1st pool.
1st pool Puritama springs
30 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
The 1st pool was a big enough pool with no unique features. We spent a few minutes and then came out. We dried up quickly and reached the top of the canyon at the appointed time of 5:30 pm.
Back to Atacama
30 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
We started back for Atacama at 5:30 pm and had enough time to relax a bit, have our dinner and then get ready to go for the star gazing tour at 9 pm.
Stargazing tour
30 ноября 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
We were ready to go for the star gazing tour at 9 pm as we had been informed but no one showed up to pick us up. At about 9:15 pm, we sent a message to Jonathan about it. He was quite prompt inЧитать далее
Piedra Rojas tour
1 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
We were up at 6:30 am again to join the tour starting at 7 am. The tour was a full day tour for Chaxa Laguna , Atacama desert, lagunas altiplano and Piedras Rojas. Besides these main stops, we wereЧитать далее
Chaxa Laguna
1 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Our first stop of the day was then Chaxa Laguna. A salt lake on the edge of the Atacama Desert. Here the guide told us about the 3 different kind of flamingos that inhabit the lake - Chilean, JamesЧитать далее
Off towards Piedras Rojas
1 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
After spending about 30 minutes at the Chaxa laguna, we were off towards Piedras Rojas. The route is high in the altiplano and very scenic. It is tarred most of the way. On the way, we saw plumes ofЧитать далее
Konti Konti
1 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
On the way to the Piedras Rojas, we stopped at some hills fully covered with the blue konti konti flowers. It was a beautiful sight and the contrast of the colors with the bleak surroundings wasЧитать далее
Reached Piedras Rojas
1 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
We reached Piedras Rojas at around 11:30 pm. Its a beautiful lake at the edge of the Aguas Calientes mountains. The name Piedras Rojas (Red Stones) is due to the beautiful deep red stones forming theЧитать далее
Piedras Rojas
1 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
It is a beautiful location, quite high in altitude with very strong winds and amazing red lava formations. The lake water was very clear and had a light emerald blue color. The red rocks could be seenЧитать далее
Piedras Rojas península
1 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
At one end of the lake, there was a península with water on both the sides. We walked all the way till there before we turned and went back. The wind was quite strong and it was a bit cold even withЧитать далее
Altiplanic lagoons Miscanti & Miñique
1 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
From Piedras Rojas, we drove to the other side of the mountains to the twin altiplanic lakes Miscanti and Miñique. The lakes are at 4200 mts with Miscanti being 5 mts higher than Miñique. There wasЧитать далее
Trek to Miñique lake
1 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
After the breakfast, we trekked a short distance to the Miñique lake. On the way, our guide showed us the round spicky cactus variety plant, imaginatively called mother-in-law's pillow. Our guideЧитать далее
Miñique lake
1 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
The Miñique lake was much smaller than the Miscanti. We had a beautiful panoramic view of the lake from a viewpoint on the trek. The deep blue color in contrast to the red soil around wasЧитать далее
Socaire
1 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
From the altiplanic lakes, we went to the nearby village of Socaire.
It is a tiny hamlet that lives from selling lunch to tourists-it usually includes home-grown potatoes, big beans, carrots, andЧитать далее
Socaire church
1 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
We also went to the church made of red and white volcanic stones with a roof made from dried cactus. It had a very unique iconography inside. The church bell tower has an interesting legend that anyЧитать далее
Путешественник
Seems you entered through side window to take snaps,otherwise how you could get photos of inside?😜😜
The Craze for TravellingHa ha ha.. Well we came in from the right path but would have had to remove the shoes to go in there hence the angle of the picture 😁😁😁
Путешественник
What is the source for this water?All around it looks very dry & the soil seems to be very anhydrous .
Путешественник
Very tempting.
The Craze for Travelling
Its a natural spring from below.
The Craze for Travelling
Ooo yessss ;)