Toconao Village
The bell tower of the Church of San Lucas in Toconao, built in 1750. The tower is a symbol of the Atacama Desert.
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Salar de Atacama
The Salar de Atacama, a large salt flat in the Atacama Desert, and home to many Andean flamingos.
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Salar de Atacama
The Salar de Atacama, a large salt flat in the Atacama Desert, and home to many Andean flamingos.
Andean FlamingoAnimalAnimalsAtacama DesertAtacama Salt FlatChileFlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinusSalar de AtacamaSouth AmericaWildlife
El Tatio Geyser Field
Viscachas on the rocks at El Tatio. Viscachas are a type of chinchilla that lives at very high elevations in the Andes.
AndesAnimalAnimalsAtacama DesertChileEl Tatio Geyser FieldGéiser del TatioLagidium viscaciaSouth AmericaViscachaVizcachaWildlife
Salar de Atacama
The Salar de Atacama, a large salt flat in the Atacama Desert, and home to many Andean flamingos.
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Atacama Desert
Hiking down one of the massive sand dunes in the desert. We started at the top and hiked all the way to the bottom of it in the valley below.
Atacama Desert
These piles of rocks have been used as navigation markers in the desert.
Machuca
The village of Machuca, located in a valley below El Tatio.
El Tatio Geyser Field
Geysers at El Tatio, located high in the Andes at over 14,000 feet (4,230 meters) in elevation. El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
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El Tatio Geyser Field
Geysers at El Tatio, located high in the Andes at over 14,000 feet (4,230 meters) in elevation. El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
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El Tatio Geyser Field
Equipment leftover from a failed attempt in the early 1900s to harness the geothermal energy of the geysers.
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El Tatio Geyser Field
Geysers at El Tatio, located high in the Andes at over 14,000 feet (4,230 meters) in elevation. El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
AndesAtacama DesertChileEl Tatio Geyser FieldGéiser del TatioSouth America
El Tatio Geyser Field
Geysers at El Tatio, located high in the Andes at over 14,000 feet (4,230 meters) in elevation. El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
AndesAtacama DesertChileEl Tatio Geyser FieldGéiser del TatioSouth America
El Tatio Geyser Field
Geysers at El Tatio, located high in the Andes at over 14,000 feet (4,230 meters) in elevation. El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
AndesAtacama DesertChileEl Tatio Geyser FieldGéiser del TatioSouth America
El Tatio Geyser Field
Geysers at El Tatio, located high in the Andes at over 14,000 feet (4,230 meters) in elevation. El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
AndesAtacama DesertChileEl Tatio Geyser FieldGéiser del TatioSouth America
El Tatio Geyser Field
Geysers at El Tatio, located high in the Andes at over 14,000 feet (4,230 meters) in elevation. El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
AndesAtacama DesertChileEl Tatio Geyser FieldGéiser del TatioSouth America
El Tatio Geyser Field
Geysers at El Tatio, located high in the Andes at over 14,000 feet (4,230 meters) in elevation. El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
AndesAtacama DesertChileEl Tatio Geyser FieldGéiser del TatioSouth America
El Tatio Geyser Field
Geysers at El Tatio, located high in the Andes at over 14,000 feet (4,230 meters) in elevation. El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
AndesAtacama DesertChileEl Tatio Geyser FieldGéiser del TatioSouth America
El Tatio Geyser Field
Geysers at El Tatio, located high in the Andes at over 14,000 feet (4,230 meters) in elevation. El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
AndesAtacama DesertChileEl Tatio Geyser FieldGéiser del TatioSouth America
El Tatio Geyser Field
Geysers at El Tatio, located high in the Andes at over 14,000 feet (4,230 meters) in elevation. El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
AndesAtacama DesertChileEl Tatio Geyser FieldGéiser del TatioSouth America
El Tatio Geyser Field
Geysers at El Tatio, located high in the Andes at over 14,000 feet (4,230 meters) in elevation. El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
AndesAtacama DesertChileEl Tatio Geyser FieldGéiser del TatioSouth America
El Tatio Geyser Field
Geysers at El Tatio, located high in the Andes at over 14,000 feet (4,230 meters) in elevation. El Tatio is the largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere and the third largest in the world.
AndesAtacama DesertChileEl Tatio Geyser FieldGéiser del TatioSouth America
Salar de Atacama
The Salar de Atacama, a large salt flat in the Atacama Desert, and home to many Andean flamingos.
Andean FlamingoAnimalAnimalsAtacama DesertAtacama Salt FlatChileFlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinusSalar de AtacamaSouth AmericaWildlife
Salar de Atacama
The Salar de Atacama, a large salt flat in the Atacama Desert, and home to many Andean flamingos.
Andean FlamingoAnimalAnimalsAtacama DesertAtacama Salt FlatChileFlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinusSalar de AtacamaSouth AmericaWildlife
Salar de Atacama
The Salar de Atacama, a large salt flat in the Atacama Desert, and home to many Andean flamingos.
Andean FlamingoAnimalAnimalsAtacama DesertAtacama Salt FlatChileFlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinusSalar de AtacamaSouth AmericaWildlife
Salar de Atacama
The Salar de Atacama, a large salt flat in the Atacama Desert, and home to many Andean flamingos.
Andean FlamingoAnimalAnimalsAtacama DesertAtacama Salt FlatChileFlamingoPhoenicoparrus andinusSalar de AtacamaSouth AmericaWildlife
Salar de Atacama
The Salar de Atacama, a large salt flat in the Atacama Desert, and home to many Andean flamingos.
AndesAtacama DesertAtacama Salt FlatChileSalar de AtacamaSouth America
Toconao Village
Interior of the Church of San Lucas in Toconao.
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Toconao Village
Sculpture in the plaza at the center of Toconao.
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Toconao Village
The bell tower of the Church of San Lucas in Toconao, built in 1750. The tower is a symbol of the Atacama Desert.
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Toconao Village
Llama kept in a pen behind a shop we visited in Toconao.
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Toconao Village
Irrigation channels and paths behind the houses in Toconao. Along these paths, the residents of the village grow various crops behind the walls. They are irrigated by the narrow water channel, which connects to a stream on the edge of the village, their source for fresh water in the very dry desert.
Toconao Village
Irrigation channels and paths behind the houses in Toconao. Along these paths, the residents of the village grow various crops behind the walls. They are irrigated by the narrow water channel, which connects to a stream on the edge of the village, their source for fresh water in the very dry desert.
Toconao Village
Main road through Toconao, a village we visited on our first day in the Atacama Desert.
Tierra Atacama
Public areas at Tierra Atacama Hotel & Spa.
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