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Getting Used to Clean Air
This is a top pick! ... herds, some tagged with colorful yarns, woven into their fur, to brand them as someone's property. Our guide, interestingly enough, was a San Pedro native and indigenous. Well-spoken in Spanish, I was on a tour of gringos, and he insisted on speaking ...
The Driest Desert In The World
This is a top pick! ... somewhat. We filled in some forms, got more passport stamps and officially crossed the border into Chile. Despite its dusty facade, San Pedro De Atacama was warm and welcoming. We breezed through check in at Hostal Sonchek and immediately ...
floating on salt...
This is a top pick! ... , NY. There's this initiative to tap the power of the geysers...gather up a bit of geothermal for San Pedro...makes sense to me. But there's conflict between tourism people and energy activists/energy developers.....the most ...
Altiplano and The Valley of the Moon (San Pedro 2)
This is a top pick! ... most interesting part of the caves was the entrance, a tiny canyon of soft sedimentary rock. Approximately six months earlier, heavy rains hit San Pedro, dumping the equivalent of a high-year's total rainfall (just an inch and a half) in a day. In such a ...
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Santiago to Cuzco ... and back???
Posted by mmbcross
... site that shows 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 ...
santiago chile to machu piccu?
Posted by troispistoles
... well! It was pretty cheap, I cannot remember the prices, but much cheaper than a flight for sure! We did Santiago to San Pedro de Atacama. I think it was 12 hours bus ride though, but it was really nice to be in the desert. We spend a few days ...
chile, peru, bolivia..
Posted by georgia2345
... into Santiago, Chile the first week of July, and am planning to spend a few days in Santiago, then take a bus up to San Pedro de Atacama which looks great. I'll nthen have three weeks left before flying home from Lima on August 9th. I need to get to ...
chile, peru, bolivia..
Posted by kathryn77
... ! I'd suggest if your budget is really tight to try and get to Bolivia / Peru as soon as you can. Chile is more expensive (San Pedro de Atacama moreso!) SPdA is the jumping off point for the salt flat tour, so if you plan to go this way ( ...
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