Thursday, February 16, 2017

Desert of Atacam (5) - Salar de Tara and Geyser El Tatio - A HIGHLIGHT of the desert!

On Day 5, we went to Salar de Tara (Tara salt flats) located in the Reserva Nacional Los Flamencos. It sits on the crater of the long exploded volcano Vilama and is surrounded by other volcanoes. We drove to an altitude of 4,800 meters. The geology of this large site is quite interesting with different types of rock formations. Check it out!
























                             Inca toilet only!




Ouch! A cut with this sharp stone used to make jewelry





















Geyser El Tatio

These geysers are not as spectacular as those in Yellow Stone but definitively worth the trip.
















On our way back












"Only a burning patience will lead to 
the attainment of a splendid happiness"

Pablo Neruda

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