Atacama, ***, Chile

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Travel Blogs from Atacama, *** (675)

Getting Used to Clean Air, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile travel blog
Getting Used to Clean Air
Jul 5, 2006

... Desert, the driest in the world. At least initially, I felt better, or at least that there was hope for my sinuses. The Atacama Desert is just like what you've seen of it in movies, like, say The Motorcycle Diaries, where the young Che walks across a ...

A travel blog entry by arichardson
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floating on salt..., San Pedro de Atacama, Chile travel blog
floating on salt...
Feb 17, 2008

... back a few Pisco Sours either...the group becomes friendlier as the Pisco Sours flow...we watch the sunset over the salt flats of Atacama.   And as geysers are always a big draw, we venture out on an all day trip to the Tatio geyser field.  ...

A travel blog entry by rawhideone
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Altiplano and The Valley of the Moon (San Pedro 2), San Pedro de Atacama, Chile travel blog
Altiplano and The Valley of the Moon (San Pedro 2)
Jul 5, 2006

Wednesday, 7/5/2006 After a fitful night's sleep (it was damned cold), I awoke at 6 a.m. for an all-day tour. I awoke coughing, my chest and lungs stinging, despite the fact that I'd gone to bed in long underwear, a sweater and a warm hat. I'd packed ...

A travel blog entry by arichardson
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Chile and a slight change of plans!, San pedro de atacama, Chile travel blog
Chile and a slight change of plans!
Jul 6, 2008

... well needed chilling out in Chile ...well it was well needed as me and zo were boh ilol out of both ends...Nice! San Pedro De Atacama is a very nice chilled out town.... i liked it a lot, i found it to be the sort of place you could get stuck easily.& ...

A travel blog entry by thomaswguy
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Forum Discussions on Atacama, *** (35)

Santiago to Uyuni salt flats
Posted on May 12, 2008, 02:44:31
Hey there, I did it backwards, but yeah if you get up to San Pedro de Atacama in North Chile (if you don't break the journey, it's a 23 hour bus ride, but comfy buses as Chile is definitely the most well-off country in SA!) You'll be ...
Santiago to Cuzco ... and back???
Posted on Dec 17, 2008, 12:57:37
... the quality of long-distance buses: Bus companies in Chile The route suggested by Eileen is the best: San Pedro de Atacama (skipping Antofagasta), Iquique, Arica, Arequipa, from Arequipa take the direct bus to Cusco. In Cusco take the trip to Machu ...
Santiago to Uyuni salt flats
Posted on May 9, 2008, 07:02:07
Hey there, I did it backwards, but yeah if you get up to San Pedro de Atacama in North Chile (if you don't break the journey, it's a 23 hour bus ride, but comfy buses as Chile is definitely the most well-off country in SA!) You'll be able ...
Santiago to Uyuni salt flats
Posted on May 12, 2008, 12:39:44
... got yourself to Uyuni another way you probably wouldn't save anything than if you'd gone from San Pedro de Atacama anyway. I think it just cost more relatively as your money goes further in Bolivia (there was also more competition from different ...

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