Month: October 2013

It’s our last full day in San Pedro de Atacama. There is no hurry to get out and on the road; we leave about 10am. We had planned to see some petroglyphs but Cris heard the road is closed. So we just take a slow drive (and happily slow walks) close to home. There are interesting… Continue reading Chile trip 5 October 2013

We are off by 6 am for the Geysers del Tatio. We are enjoying (HA!) our dry, tasteless sandwiches on the way up the mountain. We arrive before dawn; it is below freezing; and we are at an elevation of 14,173 feet. Thank god Cris brought sweet, hot coffee. There are 80 active geysers here. It is… Continue reading Chile trip 4 October 2013

We have breakfast entertainment today! The neighbors have peacocks and peahens. One of the males sees his reflection in our dining room window and puts on a full tail display. He also pecks at that other male he sees in front of him (his reflection). It was pretty spectacular. At 10 am we are off to… Continue reading Chile trip 3 October 2013

There are a couple of local items that we have enjoyed at breakfast. Maracuya is a local fruit and the juice is delicious. There is also fresh, sliced Pepino Dulce also known as sweet cucumber. It tastes like a combination of honeydew melon and cucumber. The sweet offerings at breakfast are pretty good but otherwise… Continue reading Chile trip 2 October 2013

1 October At 7am we are on the road to Laguna Cejar and Laguna Tebenquiche located in the Salar de Atacama. The Salar de Atacama, at an elevation of 7,500 feet, is the largest salt flat in Chile. It is surrounded by mountains and has no drainage outlets. To the east it is bounded by… Continue reading Chile trip 1 October 2013