Atacama Desert
So we are in San Pedro de Atacama, an oasis in the desert at 2,408 meters above sea level. Doesn't sound so high at first, but you can feel the altitude right from the...


Published: 16.01.2018






















Today there is not much to report. We drove almost 200 km southeast (Argentine border) by car to see beautiful lagoons, salt flats, and volcanoes. Most of the photos are from the Meniques and Miscanti lagoons. The roads were much better than we expected. They are currently expanding the entire road to Paso Sico towards Argentina. That's why there are also some construction vehicles in the photos of the Salar de Talar 😂. We also saw a lot of vicuñas, of course, flamingos again, and also ostriches (photos will follow separately). Yes, they exist here too. But see for yourself, the photos speak for themselves.