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Day 61 – World’s largest copper mine

A travel blog entry by saseau

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This morning we showered up quick and ate the breakfast that was delivered to our room as quickly as we could. We have a morning bus to Calama and we don't want to be late. When we arrived in our beloved Calama, it was as if no one remembered that we had just spent three nights here. Even the taxis weren’t interested in giving us a ride and instead gave us some vague directions as to where we wanted to go. So, with our big heavy backpacks ...

Day 58 – Haunted Calama

A travel blog entry by saseau

... happy. For $4 a piece we had a drink, salad, soup, beef with curried rice and dessert of coffee with orange ice cream.

We walked a little further up through the street lined with vendors selling cheap Halloween costumes. Our eye caught the Artesan market, but when we entered we discovered it wasn’t filled with souvenirs and art but with teen posters, cheap jewellery and heavy metal t-shirts. Welcome to Calama.

It was time for a nap, but we ...

Day 56 –San Pedro, we have a problem

A travel blog entry by saseau

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... for the natural formations.

The area was so beautiful, made even more impressive in the twilight. It was quite warm near the geyser, but freezing elsewhere, so we put up with the smell and explored every divot in the area. Some were filled with bubbling mud, others with hot water and others still were just vent locations for the steam building below our feet. We loved it here.

Soon enough, we realized that we best move on to our next attraction; ...

Chilean Miners

A travel blog entry by phileden

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... d be interested to see how many people took pity on me and clicked the link. Anyway, enough about dodgy hotels, the reason we visited Calama was for a tour of Chuquicamata, which we'd reserved back in San Pedro. As we signed the disclaimers that said we couldn't take legal action should something go wrong, memories of last years 'Chilean miners' news coverage was very much at the forefront of my mind. However, the ...

Monster Trucks and Hard Hats

A travel blog entry by povoandrach

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Our next destination was slightly off the tourist trail, or so we thought. Chuqui copper mine, the world's largest open cast copper mine (and "only" the second largest open cast mine in the world) is only a short bus ride from Calama and in the direction we were heading. We’d read about it a while back, but didn’t hold out much hope of going since the only way to get in was by emailing the company ...

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