At the main geyser
4 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We spent a few minutes enjoying the early morning sun's heat on us and the spectacular display of the geyser's explosive power. As the wind picked up, it left a clearer view of the geyser blowing upЧитать далее
Mud pots & fumeroles
4 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We spent another half an hour walking among the boiling mud pots and smoking fumeroles. This place reminded me of Yellowstone National Park in the US.
There were some amazing formations due to the hotЧитать далее
Vega de Purana
4 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
By 8 am, we left El Tatio and drove towards the mountain village of Machuca. On the way, we stopped at Vega de Purana, a wetland popular for bird watching. Here one can also see Putana the 2nd activeЧитать далее
Machuca village
4 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
We reached Machuca at around 9 am. This is a small mountain village where traders and travelers going across the altiplano used to meet up for trading items from their area with things from otherЧитать далее
Trek behind Machuca village
4 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
It was quite sunny but very windy and cold. While most of the group went back to the van or to the vendors of the food stuff, the 3 of us went for a short trek behind the village.
There were someЧитать далее
Hostal Hara
4 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
We reached back by about 11:15 am and went back to the our hostel (Hostal Hara). The next tour was at 3 pm, so we decided to take a nap and recover from our early morning schedule.
Путешественник
It seems they are fond of dogs as In paintings we see dogs,but not a single dog sighted in your photos?
The Craze for TravellingThere were many stray dogs in every village and town. Just not in the pics.
Lagunas Escondidas de Baltinache
4 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
At 3 pm, we went to the tour agency where we were supposed to be picked up for the tour of the Escondidas lakes. The bus was a big one with about 35 seats. It was in a totally beat up condition. TheЧитать далее
Walk to the 7th Baltinache laguna
4 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
The path to the 7th laguna passes along some veru sharp clay and salt formations on one side and the salt plain and lakes on the other. There is a marked path that goes all the way to the end.
Lakes on the way to the 7th lake
4 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
We passed the 6 other lakes on the way to the final one. Each one of them was crystal clear and emerald blue. Very inviting but none of them are open to swimming so we continued to the last one.
The 7th Baltinache lake
4 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
The last of the Baltinache lakes was much bigger than the other ones before. We decided to go in here. The water density is very high due to the salt in the lake. It was not possible to swim. Most ofЧитать далее
Sunset overlooking the Moon Valley
4 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
We reached the moon valley viewpoint by about 7:15 pm. This was a different one than the one we had been to previous time. The viewpoint had a nice panoramic view of the Moon Valley. We spent anotherЧитать далее
Pickup at Wickedcampers
5 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
As had been agreed, we reached the pickup location of Wickedcampers by 10 am after having our breakfast and checking out.
We got a lovely colorful can (the tiger). It took us almost 2 hours toЧитать далее
Off to Argentina
5 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
We left the town of San Pedro de Atacama by 1:45 pm and headed straight for the Argentinian-Chile Jama border some 160 kms away.
The route was the same as we had taken when going to the Tara Salar.
Reaching Jama border
5 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
The road to the Jama border was most of the time above 4200 mts. The van struggled with the uphill and the lack of oxygen and barely crossed 60 kmph most of the time.
We finally managed to reach theЧитать далее
Into Argentina
5 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Our passage into Argentina was via the Paso de Jama, a high altitude pass between Chile and Argentina. The crossing took us about 45 min at the checkpoint. At the entrance of the check post, weЧитать далее
Путешественник
Indian style of working,job posting must be from the discretionary quota.
Straight road to nowhere
5 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
The landscape on this side of the border was flat desert like with no distinguishing features. The road went straight with hardly any turns. There was no vegetation or animals. The road bisected theЧитать далее
Pastos Chicos
5 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
About a 100 kms from the border at about 6:30 pm and about 3 kms from the village of Susques, in the middle of nowhere was the restaurant cum petrol station of Pastos Chicos. There was a large parkingЧитать далее
Susques village
5 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We drove on to Susques. It was a small village with one main street. Everything was centered around this road. But, they had an atm and some restaurant boards. The atm was having quite a high usageЧитать далее
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A village with no children ,no dogs, no stray cattle no birds & not a soul ( other than photographer)€%#
Lunch/Dinner at El Kaktus
5 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We came out of the church and tried to find a restaurant. Most were closed right now and would open by 8 pm only. Finally, we found one (El Kaktus) on one of the only sode street in theЧитать далее
Путешественник
To me it looks as if it is all red coloured stone hills & it must being used for construction work.
The Craze for Travelling
Don't really know. This was the only place where we saw it being used for furniture.
Camping at Pastos Chicos
5 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
After dinner, we drove back 3 kms to Pastos Chicos since we couldn't find any convenient place to camp near Susques. We prepared the van for sleeping and were off to bed by 11:30 pm but not beforeЧитать далее
The Craze for Travelling
Yeah.. I remember that one. But this place was far better due to the high altitude.
Morning at Pastos Chicos
6 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We woke up a bit late at around 9 am and then freshened up, had our breakfast at the restaurant, fueled up fully and then were ready to go on.
Another interesting thing we noticed was the use ofЧитать далее
Путешественник
Since no electric poles or wires around so I imagine water must be very cold & no lights inside the toilets 😄
Cactii after Susques
6 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
A few kms after Susques, we saw the first signs of any type of vegetation. There were cactii all over the hills that the road passed through. Then the hills disappeared very quickly and we saw theЧитать далее
Salinas Grande
6 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Salinas Grande is a 220 sq km expanse of salt plain. The highway 52 passes right through the middle of the expanse. We stopped along the highway to take some pictures. Many places the salt hadЧитать далее
Mirror surface of Salinas Grande
6 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
This salar was quite different than the other ones we had seen till now. There was about 2-3 cms of water on top of the salt and the white of the salt made it reflect like a mirror. We walked aroundЧитать далее
Salt pools Salinas Grande
6 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
In the middle of the road cutting across the Salinas Grande, there is an entrance. Here, one can enter with a guide. The entrance fee is 200 ARS. The guide takes you deep into the salt plains. DoingЧитать далее