"Chile is expensive, so prepare to pay. You are forewarned, so thatīs all iīll say about that. We flew from Santiago to Calama which is a copper mining town in Northern Chile. We ha ..."
"Atacama....the driest desert in the world according to Lonely Planet....and I believe it. We move inland on an overnight bus to San Pedro de Atacama. They only drive th ..."
"FROM THE ANDES TO THE DESERT! My original intent was to take a bus to the desert of Atacama, but after some local research, I was steered away from pursuing the 1,100 miles via nat ..."
"First impression of Chile was meanly: very western and very expensive! San Pedro is very relaxed though and I would have stayed a few days if the financial shock, comming from Boli ..."
" When our bus finally left the border station out in the middle of nowhere....we were finally on our way to Chile! We couldnt wait!! We drove a short way.....then hit a real r ..."
"Had a lovely lie in and wandered into the town with our small amount of pesos to buy some fruit for break. Despite the relatively poor rates for changing travellers checks we did i ..."
"Monday, 7/3/2006 The plane ride to Calama is a boys' club; the flight attendants strolling up and down the aisles are the only women you'll see. Calama's a mining town and, therefo ..."
"The trip was spectacular, but I got acute altitude sickness at the border between Argentina and Chile and required supplemental oxygen. Most of the photos dont do the scenery justi ..."
"We leave Iquique on the 0830 bus (tickets for 5,000 Pesos or GBP5.00) to Calama. The Tur-Bus terminal is in a large airy restored building with a reconditioned Ford Model-T on disp ..."
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santiago chile to machu piccu? ... than a flight for sure! We did Santiago to San Pedro de Atacama. I think it was 12 hours bus ride though, but it ...
Santiago to Uyuni salt flats ... as well, but then she went to Valparaiso, San Pedro de Atacama and THEN Uyuni. http://www.travelpod.com/travel ...
Wonders of South America! ...I would add: San Pedro de Atacama desert in Northern Chile Torres del Paine in ...
The TravelPod South American Start Kit ...Mendoza, then to Salta, then across the border to San Pedro de Atacama and on north. Thank you Dave... I think that&# ...
Chile / Bolivia border crossings ...We are planning on heading into Bolivia from San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Would appreciate feedback from anyone who ...
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