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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.
