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Northern Chile 2012 (August 2012)Why spend two weeks in the driest climate on Earth - Chile's desert north? Maybe to behold otherworldly scenery in some 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 Atacama 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 requiement and the San Pedro reqion is a deserved tourist magnet. But desolate Parque Lauca is a treasure worth discovering - the ultimate destination or any exploration of Chile's hauntingly austere northern region. |
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Anncey Pictures (August and September 2012)| Pictures taken by Nathalie on her visits to Anncey, France near Geneva, Switzerland where she has a new job. |
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