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Another bus ride (this time just eight hours) got me into Santiago. I made it from the bus terminal to my hostel, left my stuff and started to explore the Bellavista area; Ialso made it to the funicular to get … Continue reading
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Today I did another day tour – this time heading up into the Elqui valley and up into the Andes once more. On the way we had a stop at a dam for some nice views and to try some … Continue reading
An 18 hours bus ride did brings me from the Atacama desert to La Serena – next to the Pacific Ocean. I had some late breakfast (one could probably call it ‘brunch’) before checking out the town, its churches and museums.
Once I had enough of churches and museums I headed for the sea. On the way a Japanese Garden got my attention, so I had a quick stop here. Having seen real Japanese gardens before, I was not overly impressed. Nevertheless it seemed, the garden is quiet an attraction for the locals – it was packed by visiting school children. From here I continued my walk down to the waterfront, around 3km from the city center. I was not overly impressed with the beach and seaside.
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I had another long day ahead of myself – a full day trip to see some of the salt flats and lagoons around San Pedro. We left town around 07:00 today (so not as bad as yesterday), then making our … Continue reading
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Today I had the earliest start of my whole trip. We left San Pedro at 04:00 in the morning, heading North for the El Tatio geyser field. The drive took us up to an elevation of around 4300 meters and … Continue reading
Today I kicked if off with the local museum of San Pedro – after which it did not take too long to realize that I had already seen the entire city center. My guidebook suggested a walk to the Pukara de Quitor, the ruins of an old Inca fort, strategically located on a hill, over-looking the oasis and the valley – a good 3km out of town.
Another hiking route started next to the Pukara’s entrance, leading up to the top of two other hills with even better views.
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This afternoon I joined a group tour to visit some valleys around town. Our first stop was at a massive sand dune in the Death Valley (not to be confused with the one in the US). We started at a … Continue reading
Today I left Argentina; a ten hour bus ride got me from Salta to San Pedro de Atacama and over the border into Chile; I got there in the late afternoon, moved into my hostal room and started to check out the town.
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Today was my third day in Salta – and I had signed up for a mega-tour – going about 550km. We started in the early morning (with the offroad version of a Renault Kangoo) – roughly following the route of … Continue reading
Today I had to get my bus ticket for the drive up to San Pedro a few days later; so I decided to stay in and explore the town of Salta.
Of course I had took the opportunity to take the Teleferico up Cerro San Bernado to get up St. Bernard mountain for a different perspective the city; my walk around also covered the churches in town, as well as a number of museums.
