Tatio Geysers

Geysers and minus 12.5 Celsius

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October 28th 2008
San Pedro de Atacama yesterday, after a very early morning wake-up call, by 4am I was already in a bus on my way to Tatio Geysers Field (which is located at 4,200 meters above sea level about 100km away from San Pedro de Atacama & with over 80 active geysers, El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest field in the world, after Yellowstone, USA, and Dolin ... read more

South America » Chile » Atacama

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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