FROM THE QUEBRADAS TO THE SALARS ...

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(Trip through North West Argentina - June 17/ July 20 2010)
(see here our 2001 trip)

July 1st to July 5, 2010 : San Pedro de Atacama.

Next to San Pedro, the Valle de la Muerte (Licancabur volcano in the background)

A little bit further from San Pedro, the Valle de la Luna, which "must" be visited at sunset - along with hundreds of visitors...

The Atacama salar is not very engaging...


But the laguna de Chaixa is a resting place for flamengos


We observed them for hours...

 

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At an altitude of over 4000 m, the lagunas Miscanti and Miniques are a magical place where one should enter lightfooted...

 

The fox on duty stretches its legs between 2 photo sessions...

     
But the vicunas are much more shy.

 

A few practical informations

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