Kunza Hotel And Spa San Pedro de Atacama

... at least one person has 'better things to do' but not on this occasion. At the outdoor restaurant thing we chose to eat in we met an American chap who told us he works exclusively with billionaires, has the email addresses of any top stars you can think of and dated a girl from Beauty and The Geek. Hmmmm. He was actually a really nice guy. And had a picture (a publicity picture admittedly) on his phone of said girl. That's probably a bit creepy isn't it? He also showed me Kim Kardashian ...

... before they upped and went, three species of flamingo inhabit the salt flats.<br>After the flamingos we climbed (well the bus did) to over 4500 metres where we approached two magnificent lakes, Talar and Capur - They were originally one lake until a seismic shift seperated them - one lake (can,t remember which) was 1.5 kms in circumference - the other was 10 times that, 15 bloody kms - BIG or WHAT !! . Did I ...

... opt to cross into Chile instead of the round trip back to Uyuni. <br><br>Law breaker that I am - I snuck into Chile and have the pics to prove it! And Juan encouraged this unlawful behavior! What a cool guy!!!<br><br>Back past the other side of Laguna Colorada and into Villa Mar for lunch (rice, 2 kinds of canned tuna, sliced cucumbers &amp; tomatoes, fresh mandarin oranges). Stopped at Valle de Rocas for more unusual rock formations. <br><br>Arrived back ...

Hola!<br>Inmiddels al weer bijna 2 dagen in San Pedro de Atacama. Laatste dagje in La Paz nog leuk gewinkeld en voor de honderdste keer mijn tas opnieuw ingepakt en geprobeerd afscheid te nemen van bepaalde kledingstukken ed. Niet echt gelukt, met tot gevolg een overvolle backpack, die bijna niet meer dichtkan.<br>Bus was een beetje een gehannes. De dames van het kantoortje waar ik mijn buskaart had gekocht, kwamen nog speciaal langs ´s avonds om te informeren dat de bus eerder zou ...

... given a total re-fit including solar panels for heating; howev** the local area cannot support any size of community as th**e is no agricultural land. It em**ges that most of the homes are now &#8216;second homes&#8217; to those who now come in to sell goods to the visitors passing through. Th**e are a few valiant farm**s who work the lands and raise llamas, sheep and goats. Int**estingly all the llamas are tagged and owned by the farm**s, wh**eas the &#8216;vicunas&#8217 ...

... of the moon (geologically speaking). Was pretty cool to see all the salt markings on the rocks and even to taste it. Our quide was full of all the facts on how the valley was formed, felt like I was back in a geography lesson but a fun one! <br><br>Now we are onto Monday and its been lazy day for us, trying to work out which tour to go on a 3 day jaunt through the salt plains and ...

Last night I went out for drinks with my friends from the Laguna Cejar tour. They consist of 2 folks from the Czech Republic and a young couple from Santiago. They are all so much fun and pretty gregarious. They invited me for drinks at Cafe Export, a place on the corner of Caracoles and Toconao. The whole place was adobe, just like my hostel, but they actually had heating (unlike the hostal) in the form of a very hot fireplace ...

... Mondtal) um dort den Sonnenunt**gang zu sehen. Die Atacama-Wueste ist wirklich sehensw**t mit ihren m**kwu**digen Felsformationen und Duenen. Erstaunlich**weise haben wir hin und wied** sogar die eine od** and**e kleine Pflanze in dies** lebensfeindlichen Umgebung gefunden. D** **ste Hoehepunkt d** Tour war eine "Salzmine". Also eigentlich ein mehr od** we***** natu**lich entstanden** Spalt/Hoehle die definitiv nichts fu** Leute mit Platzangst ist. D** wirkliche ...

... only 3 blocks. With much relief, I discovered that Hiyasmin and Kushal had already checked in (which meant that our plan to meet up in the desert was coming into fruition). The reception lady took me to our room, and I hurriedly collapsed on the upper bunk bed, glad to be lying flat and eager for a bit of sleep...<br><br>Didn't do much for the remainder of the day - surfed the net a little at a small, cramped, hot internet café with ...

... so enthusiastic that the tour overran by nearly an hour!<br><br>We were taken back to San Pedro (only a couple of miles) and we then had the afternoon free. This was a chance to find the post offfice and to go in the church in San Pedro. We had lunch in town - at Todo Naturale - which I think may have now changed it's name. It was very nice and chilled. We then went in the market in Paseo Artesenal and stocked up on alpaca scarves ...