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September 4th 2003 by Kaya
volcano Licancabur
The majestic and mystic volcano Licancabur (5,916 meters above sea level) is only 40 kilometers away from San Pedro de Atacama. The name means 'village hill', and it was venerated by the Incas, who ca... [more]
Bolivian border
Our tour took us from San Pedro up to the Bolivian border and Laguna Blanca in a small bus. The border is at 4,300m - the highest I have ever been. The lanscape changes quickly to dark brown gravels s... [more]
Laguna Verde &Licancabur
Laguna Verde in front of volcanos Juriques and Licancabur. The colour of these salt lagoons comes from the various micro organisms that have become dominant in each one.
Laguna Colorada
Laguna Colorada, a dark red lake surrounded by a bleak landscape, which is a very popular resort by the rare James pink flamingos.
Termas de Polques
Soaking our feet in hot springs with 30 degrees. Termas de Polques, a sulphur pol at around 4,200 m. Clear air is still bitterly cold though. They even said we need bikinis for this trip. Hm, hm.
Sol de Mañana
A set of geysersat 4,970m, with its boilong mud pots, fumaroles and sulphurous atmosphere. The mud was different colours - due to sulphur, mercury and other minerals. Scary roaring and lava not that f... [more]
flora&fauna
The Altiplano was formed millions of years ago by sediments washed down from the mountains to fill a deep valley that formed between two Andean chains as they were pushed up from the seabed. When the ... [more]
Sunrise in Uyuni
Our group has acclimatised by now (okay, there is still some odd headache). We spend the second night in a better place, still basic accommodation, no hot water and 6 of us in a tiny room, 5 stars tho... [more]
Salar de Uyuni
Salar de Uyuni, a dead flat, white as you can imagine and simply immense. The mountains in the distance seem to be floating on a mirage. At 10,500 sq. km, is said to be the largest salt flat in the wo... [more]
Isla de Pescado
Isla de Pescado is considered the largest "oasis" in a salt flat presented by such an isolated ecosystem. The island is populated by a number of cacti more than 8 m (26 ft) tall. Landscape is similar ... [more]
cactus
Huge cacti only grow one centimeter a year, so they are pretty old. This one should be the oldest, don't you think?
Potosí
Perched at 4,000 metres above sea level in the shadow of the Cerro Rico mine mountain, Potosí, 550 km southeast of La Paz, is the highest city of its size in the world. Enriched by the Spanish for its... [more]
Where are we?
...they threw us out of the bus in the middle of nowhere (you don’t want to hear the story of crossing Bolivian-Chilean border, from Bolivia’s side… 20 hours of waiting in the desert - no toilets, no ... [more]
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