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March 3rd 2013

Published: June 16th 2017

Geo: -22.9058, -68.1951Again I'm without words to describe the scene before me. The Atacama desert is the driest in the world. Arizona's is the wettest. No comparison. You look at this forever expanse and first glance tells you this is unlike ANYTHING you've seen before. Flat, barren, bereft for as far as you can see in every direction. But look again. It rained torrents earlier this... Read Full Entry

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Karen Lemcke

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TP PROFILE Former TravelPod Member: bobnkaren Joined: October 21st, 2009From: lives in Kalispell,Montana,United StatesFavorite Movie: Power of One, Mama Mia, My Cousin VinnyFavorite Music: light classical, oldiesHobbies: travel, people, golf, fly fishing, scrapbooking, sewing, quiltingLanguages: English, some spanishBucket List: Still deciding...Profession: retiredAmazing Event: Standing on the viewing platform at Iguazu Falls, watching that crashing water barrelling over the edge literally at our feet--spray's everywhere.Description: fun, adventu... full info

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Flamingos

Being large birds, they have to feed 15 hours a day. They're eating microcrustraceans and microalgea--it takes a bunch to make a mouthful.

Flamingos

The red legged James flamingos got Phillipe all excited! Look! he said. Those are very rare.

Flamingos

The slightest movement sends them flapping off. But soon enough they turn around and come back.

Salar Tara

My eyes ache with the beauty of it all.

Red cliffs

Looks like southern Utah.

Narrow perch

Tara

Rocks and more rocks

These were left after the glaciers scoured through the area.

Worm tracks??

Amazing Atacama

Photos are puny for the camera is inadaquate to capture the grandeur of this place.

Top of the pass

5,850 meters (19,192 feet) and we're over the top. Now we drop down into the caldera where we're surrounded by magnificient mountains.

Pili

Bolivian lagoons

The lagoons and the mountains beyond are in Bolivia.

Bolivian border

Lican Cabur

Lican Cabur sits on the border of Bolivia and Chile

6th March 2013

Jeff Mitchell
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Interesting thing about the flamingos the pink color is from algae in the food they eat in only one area in South America. AdvoCare makes a supplement from the same algae, called "Amplify" which is part of our weight management system. I ca
n't remember right now what it does, but I wonder if that is the place it comes from. Did you see any industrial work being done that would indicate they were extracting pink algae?

6th March 2013

bobnkaren
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You know what...I'll ask Phillipe. He's a marine biologist, he'll know. Very interesting tho.

6th March 2013

Diane Trout
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beautiful animals! Got me what they would be eating!

6th March 2013

Diane Trout
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What an incredible photo!!!

8th March 2013

Allen & Judie
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Oh there are no words how beautiful these pic's you took are. Something you well never forget. What a wonderful time you are having together seeing the world. So happy for you both! Thank you for sharing with us. Stay well & Safe! LY

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