Clay formations continue
9 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
It was not a small stretch of these white clay formations but we were driving for more than 20 minutes and our road continued passing by and through them. It reminded me of the Chambal valley in IndiaЧитать далее
Near Las Flechas
9 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
The light continued to fade but we wete still quiye many kms away from where we had planned to sleep for the night. The road had been way more scenic than what we expected, so we had made quite a fewЧитать далее
Las Flechas
9 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Around 8 pm, we reached the area called Las Flechas. It is a beautiful landscape that has formations in the shape of fins. The land here is formed 20-30 million years ago when the land block wasЧитать далее
Sunset at Las Flechas
9 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
There was a viewpoint of the Las Flechas on the way. We stopped there and climbed on one of the fins to get a panoramic view of the fin formations and the valley behind. The instructions near theЧитать далее
To Angastaco
9 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
From here, to Angastaco village, the distance was about 25 kms. This was the village where there was a petrol pump where we hoped to find the services facilities and to refuel as well. The landscapeЧитать далее
Camping at Angastaco
9 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We reached Angastaco village by around 8:40 pm. It was quite dark by now. The petrol pump was at the start of the village and it turned out to be a small one. We refueled a bit here. There was an openЧитать далее
Cowboy countryside
10 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Further up from Angastaco, it was typical cowboy country with green valleys, horses, cowboys and vineyards. A complete contrast to the scenery from the previous late evening.
To Piedra del Molino
10 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
The greenery continued for some time and the suddenly as we started climbing, it changed to high altitude desert landscape with cactii and clay and sand. 70 kms later, we turned Eastwards for about 50Читать далее
Путешественник
Govt. spending so much on infrastructure with hardly any utilisation.No commercial trucks,cars etc.
Piedra del Molino
10 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Piedra del Molino is a high altitude viewpoint into a valley on the other side of the altiplano. It is 3457 mts above sea level. We had climbed about 2500 mts since starting in the morning. There wasЧитать далее
Cuesta del Obispo
10 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
The 2nd stop was about 2 kms down from the top. It was the viewpoint of the snaking road coming up to the mountain pass from Salta in the plaims below. Its a 21 km road built between 1928 - 1931. ItЧитать далее
Mirador Valle del Encantado
10 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 4 °C
The 3rd and the last point we visited was the Mirador Valle del Encantado. The viewpoint of the enchanted valley. It was a km back up towards the top of the mountain. It didn't turn out to be anythingЧитать далее
Parque Nacional los Cardones
10 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
The route back on highway 33 was mainly through very flat land with no striking feature. It passes over the small mountain chain that are part of the Parque Nacional los Cardones amd then continues inЧитать далее
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With no habitation around,no industry etc. still they have built so big & so sturdy roads.
Steep narrow winding road La Poma
10 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
From La Poma onwards, the road started climbing very steeply. It was a very narrow dirt track, with place for only one vehicle at a time, for most of the route. We had to cross many small streams byЧитать далее
Abra de Acay
10 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We continued with our ascent along the beautiful Ruta 40. The road climbs pretty high over the pass of Abra de Acay at 4895 mts before descending on the other side in a long winded route visible fromЧитать далее
Путешественник
Looks only one or two visitors come to this area once in a week/ month?
The Craze for TravellingYeah. True. We didn't see any vehicle for last 100 kms or so.
San Antonio de Los Cobres
10 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
We descended on the winding road down on the other side of the Abra de Acay pass. There was still some snow at the sides of the road. After a few kms, the road evens out into a flat plain again butЧитать далее
Greenery after Payogasta
10 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
After lunch, we started North again from Payogasta. Here, suddenly it was much more greener in the valleys and the locals had used the abundance of water to grow a lot of crops. The main sources ofЧитать далее
Starry night on the Cauchari salar
11 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
It was a beautiful starry night with a few specs of clouds here and there. It was a typical clear altiplano night with tons of stars and galaxies visible all over the sky. It was an unforgettable,Читать далее
Cauchari Salar
11 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The route took us straight across the Cauchari Salae. This salae was quite different than the other salt plains we had seen in that it was more red than white. We even passed some abandoned houses andЧитать далее
Back in Chile
11 декабря 2017 г., Аргентина ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The route 52 quickly took us to the Argentina - Chile border. We stopped just short of the border at some food kiosks to have our breakfast. After the breakfast, we entered the checkpoint and had toЧитать далее
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Seems these neighbours are very friendly ( unlike Indo- Pak) that's why hardly any military / Police on the border.No big fencings,no watch towers.
Back in Atacama
11 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We passed the Salar de Tara and reached back in Atacama at about 12 pm. We went straight to Hostel Hara which we had booked before leaving and we got the same Room no. 2 again. After that we went toЧитать далее
Путешественник
Any damage cost was recovered from you or due to insurance there were no charges?
The Craze for TravellingThe case is still open. They are trying to claim it via the insurance. There is a blocked amount on the credit card but nothing has been deducted yet.
Goodbye Atacama
12 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ❄️ -4 °C
We left Atacama towards Calama by the 10:15 am bus. Calama is about 90 kms from Atacama and it takes about 1.5 hrs to reach there. Our flight to Santiago was from Calama and was scheduled at 2:30 pmЧитать далее
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Journey from nature......( isolation) to man made surroundings seems to have begin?
Calama
12 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We reached Calama at 11:45 am and were dropped on the outskirts of the town. We walked around and found a place where we could have our lunch. After that we took a taxi for 4000 CLP and went to theЧитать далее
Highway jaywalking in Santiago
12 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
We landed in Santiago at 4:30 pm. We had an early morning flight at 6:45 am to Easter Island next morning. All the gotel we could find around the airport on booking.com were quite expensive with theЧитать далее
Путешественник
Overhead cctv cameras must have found two loitering guys,was there no police check?
The Craze for TravellingHa ha ha.. What will they do with 2 if a whole bunch are cycling the same route
City Express Santiago
12 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
We checked on booking.com and found the cheapest one of them fully booked so we decided to go to the City Express hotel nearby. They had rooms available there. It was about 1200 SEK which was quite aЧитать далее
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How could you sleep in such luxurious beds & surroundings now.Must be missing stars & galaxies.
Santiago to Easter Island
13 декабря 2017 г., Чили ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Our flight to Easter Island was scheduled to depart at 6:45 am. So we had ordered the free airport shuttle at 5 am. We were up and ready for breakfast at 4:30 am. We had a quick meal amd were droppedЧитать далее