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Northern Chile 2012
Why spend two weeks in Chile's Atacama Desert - known as having the driest climate on Earth?  Maybe to behold otherworldly scenery in one of the most remote locations on the continent; or perhaps to gaze up into the clearest night skies on the planet; or simply to revel in one perfectly warm, perpetually sunny day after another.

We began our tour of the north in the coastal town of La Serena, took a side trip into the beautiful Elqui Valley, flew up to San Pedro de Atacama and then bused back to the coast and the town of Arica.  A few days were lost wandering up to Parque Lauca before we spent our final nights in Santiago, Chile's capital city.

A night at one of the observatories in the Elqui Valley is a requirement and the San Pedro reqion is a deserved tourist magnet.  But desolate Parque Lauca is a treasure worth discovering - the ultimate destination for any explorer of Chile's austere northern region.

Get all the details of this trip on our blog:  Northern Chile Blog
August 2012Showing 1-40 of 1065166 visitsAlbum by David KohlPhotos by David Kohl & Ross Rosenberg
Enlarge photo 1 Chile Map
Enlarge photo 2 El Tatio
El Tatio Geysers nominated as one of the seven natural wonders of South America.
Enlarge photo 3 Atacama area map
Enlarge photo 4 El Tatio Geysers
Enlarge photo 5 El Tatio Geysers
Enlarge photo 6 El Tatio Geysers
Enlarge photo 7 El Tatio Geysers
Enlarge photo 8 El Tatio Geysers
Enlarge photo 9 Colonial church
Enlarge photo 10 El Tatio Geysers
Enlarge photo 11 San Pedro de Atacama
Enlarge photo 12 San Pedro street scene
Enlarge photo 13 San Pedro church
Enlarge photo 14 San Pedro church
Enlarge photo 15 Cactus wood ceiling of San Pedro church
Enlarge photo 16 Interior of San Pedro church
Enlarge photo 17 Alien shadow
Enlarge photo 18 Cause of alien shadow
Enlarge photo 19 Strongest man in Chile
Enlarge photo 20 Sunset on the outskirts of San Pedro
Enlarge photo 21 Volcan Lincancabur
Enlarge photo 22 Valle del Muerte
Enlarge photo 23 Valle del Muerte
Enlarge photo 24 View - in the distance - of Salar de Atacama
Enlarge photo 25 Dune at Valle de la Luna
Enlarge photo 26 Valle de la Luna
Enlarge photo 27 Valle de la Luna
Enlarge photo 28 Valle de la Luna viewpoint
Enlarge photo 29 Sunset from Valle de la Luna
Enlarge photo 30 Sunset from Valle de la Luna
Enlarge photo 31 Sunset Views
Enlarge photo 32 Llamas in San Pedro
Enlarge photo 33 Llama head shot
Enlarge photo 34 Sign artist in San Pedro
Enlarge photo 35 Northern Chile Map
Enlarge photo 36 Lluta Valley
Enlarge photo 37 Geoglyphs in the Azapa Valley
Enlarge photo 38 Geoglyphs in the Lluta Valley
Enlarge photo 39 Train crossing in the Lluta Valley
Enlarge photo 40 Lluta Valley view