Sunrise at the Geysers

Day 35 - Sunrise at the Geysers, Sunset Over the Volcano

---

April 26th 2010
The alarm went off at 3:15am, ready for Chris and my 4am pick up to see the Tatio geysers, leaving Taryn sound asleep. We sat waiting from 4am until 5am - bloody South America time! We wouldn't have minded so much except that we had paid to see the sunrise over the geysers and with them being a 2 hour drive away we would surely miss it. We were about to go back to bed when our truck arrived. The g ... read more

South America » Chile

---

Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more