I just got back from San Pedro de Atacama- the world´s driest desert that is full of lakes, salt flats, flamingos, volcanos, etc. I went with two girls I met in classes, one from the French island of Guatalupe and the other from England. Usually I´m not a big fan of tours but in the Atacama it´s the only way to see everything, so our days were full of tours. San Pedro is a touristy little town that is surrounded by salt flats and volcanos, truely the most beautiful desert I´ve ever seen. The first day we swam in Laguna Cejar, which is compared to the Dead Sea, it´s 35% salt. It was absolutely freezing but worth the goosebumps- really bizaar not being able to sink. We visited Dos Ojos, which are two other little lakes
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