Kimal San Pedro de Atacama

... is more agreeable that I expected during the day time, no more than about 30C. Although despite this, I am still drinking enormous amounts of water due to the 0% humidity and the 2,4km altitude, which makes activities a little more difficult than I´m accustomed to. I was probably a little premature claiming to be back in summer for the rest of the trip and night time temperatures fall to between 0 and -10C (which makes the 4am trip to El Tatio geysers and the night ...

... we were all abit lagoon ed out by then). We also saw Southern Viscacha a type of chinchilla. As well as LLama's and alpacas and some other sub species of these creatures. Though there is no way I could tell them all apart.. <br><br>That night we slept in a "hostel" made of salt, this included the beds the tables the chairs etc. The only thing not made of salt was the bathroom. This hostel had hot water - oh my god ...

... auf rund 3300m treffen wir auf die Ortschaft Socaire. Der Ort verfuegt ueber eine eigene Grundschule. Fuer die weitere Ausbildung muessen die Kinder in San Pedro zur Schule. <br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br ><br><br><br>Ab dem Ortsende fahren wir auf holpriger Naturstrasse immer hoeher, bis wir auf fast 4000m zu den beiden Lagunen Miscanti und ...

Hi all,<br><br>Een heel kort berichtje van ons. We hebben vandaag een mooie fietstocht gemaakt dwars door de woestijn. Helaas was iemand vergeten de batterij uit de oplader te halen. Helaas geen foto´s dus. Dat gaan we vanavond en de komende dagen goedmaken.<br><br>We verdwijnen de komende 3 dagen van de internet-bodem. Zoutvlaktes, flamingo´s en geisers... dan zitten we in Uyuni.<br><br>Tot dan.... en heel leuk alle berichtjes. <br><br>(wist niet dat Lucy al zo goed kon typen...)<br><br>

... the sun set over the lagoon and surrounding volcanoes.<br><br>A good cafe we found was Cafe Esquina on cnr Caracoles &amp; Domingo Atienza. The pizzas and freshly sqeezed juice are great and the price is good. <br><br>As far as we discovered there are only two ATMs in town. The first only takes mastercard and is just near the main square and information centre. The other is for visa cards and is near the Cafe Esquina but on the other side and a bit further down the street.

... on a drip within minutes and the doctor spoke pretty good english and explained everything really well. After a couple of hours we got all the test results back and they were happy to let us go on with our trip. We were back in San Pedro (by bus this time) and back in our hostel room within 7 hours which was great!<br><br> Obviously because of this there wasn't a lot of activity from our side... We did however spend a morning at the El ...

... Fisherman Island. This was a large island in the middle of the salt flats which was shaped like a fish and covered in cactus's. We walked up and around the Island where there were some great views across the salt flats before arriving back at our jeep for breakfast. This was the best breakfast yet with cereal, yoghurt, bread and pancakes. After breakfast we spent some time trying to take perspective photos using a water bottle - we weren't too ...

My experience of Chile was limited primarly to sleeping and reading and working out how I could leave. San Pedro de Atacama is a sleepy tourist town. The prices, being inflated by all the backpackers, came a serious and unpleasant shock after a month in Bolivia. I organised a bus to Salta in Argeninta for the day after I arrived.<br><br>My time in Chile was short and boring. I feel that this entry is therefore a triumph of form as content.<br>