 | Calama, Chile |
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... some video of the barren desert, but it was too dark at that point, and I just admired the view on the road toward Calama: the mountains fading from red to blue, the near-full moon above them, and the lights of town and of Chuquicamata, whose orange glow ...
... (no milk). We thought we had best head out into the town for some heartier fare after checking out bus times to Calama, our next overnight destination. Deeply overjoyed to discover that we were again misinformed as to the frequency of the buses - we ...
... and headed up and over another huge climb to the rather 'seedy' (as described in the 'Footprints' guide to Chile and we can't argue with that) city of Calama. We're here for a day to write the webpage before heading up the Atacama Desert towards Arica on ...
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Giant hand in the Chilean desert!
Posted on Jun 12, 2009, 15:19:31
... return to Chile. Looks like I actually didn't pass it! :-) I flew into Calama, which is way to the Northeast of Antofagasta, where the hand is located. Once in Calama, I drove North to San Pedro de Atacama, close to the Bolivian border...
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Santiago to Cuzco ... and back???
Posted on Dec 17, 2008, 21:43:55
... . Actually you can do it much cheaper by going "executivo" or regular pullman bus, but this service usually just goes to Calama, because most tourists (who is who goes to SPdA) want the fancy bus. See for an idea, though this is not the only bus ...
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Santiago to Cuzco ... and back???
Posted on Dec 17, 2008, 06:28:18
... Arica (skipping Antofogasta) and San Pedro de Atacama to go to the Valle de La Luna, El Tatio Geysers, Altiplanic Lakes, etc. Calama is highly missable, unless you want to go to Chuquicamata, the world's largest open-pit copper mine, which you can get ...
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Santiago to Cuzco ... and back???
Posted on Dec 16, 2008, 16:35:59
... way? We also wanted to check out the north of Chile on the way, places like San Pedro de Atacama, and certain cities (Calama, Arica, Iquique, etc.). Which are the coolest cities to visit? Any advice on how to do this trip? Anyone wanna come along? ...
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