Parque Nacional Lauca Arica

About now Sarah and I had travelled down through the Andes mountain range through Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Below freezing nights, snow and lama jumpers we thought it was time to get back down to sea level. Arica proved to be the perfect place. Situated on the Northern coast of Chile, it's home to the best surf in Chile. Although Sarah and I don&# …

... , with its snow capped volcano cone, was towering over the highland swamps around us as our bus drove through Parque Nacional Lauca (Chile). Then, suddenly, the landscape turned from green to brown and soon it turned into nothing but sandy hills. We were ...

... people we have met.   After a chilly night´s sleep in Putre we set off with 5 others and a guide to the Parque Nacional Lauca. The park ranges from 3000 - 6300m above sea level, and our first stop was approx. 4400m. After dealing with altitude ...

... AM. But the seafood was excellent, the wine good and cheap, so meals weren't all bad. We hit the beach and then headed to Parque Nacional Lauca, about 3 hours to the east...it is a UNESCO site, a high-altitude (4500 m, or 16,000 ft) plane with huge ...

... , i didn't think it would affect me so much. I took it easy so far, but on Friday i have a tour booked to go to Parque Nacional Lauca, and it is a two day tour, with one night in Putre, and from there, we will cross directly to La Paz, Bolivia. It is the ...

... obsession. Anyway, I decided to take it easy that night since I had booked a two day tour of the neighboring Parque Nacional Lauca. The next morning I am awoken by a very thick German accent saying "ya... yer is vready now". Apparently she (she would ...