San Pedro de Atacama

The trip was amazing. I don't think I've ever seen anything as beautiful in my life. I've also never been as completely dried out as I was there. My skin is thanking me that I'm back in Santiago. I'm just going to put up pictures with captions because I don't think I can describe the trip.

We got off the plane and saw:

After dropping our bags off it was back into the desert to explore:

View from the top of the Valley of Mars:

Trekking:

Conquistadora:

Then off to the Valley of the moon (named because there is so much salt it makes the entire valley white like the surface of the moon):

Just before sunset, a picture filled with gringos:

Sunset over the desert:

Our guides suprised us with wine and cheese to help us enjoy the sunset:

What happens when you need a bathroom in the desert? You use one made out of adobe. However, no matter where you are in the world there WILL be a line:

Though Catholics did convert most of the population they maintained aspects of their own religion. What is this church missing?

A belltower. They have to be built seperately to keep opposing forces in balance. The church is feminine and the tower masculine:

Lakes at 4000 feet above sea level:

How do you get better than that last picture? Add me, of course:

I made a new friend:

Then off to see the geysers at sunrise:

Brrr, it was cold:

15 minutes later we were in our bathing suits swimming in a geyser pool:

Back at the hostel I was a Pregliasco and won a few card games:

Congrats on making it through all of that. I had over 150 pictures so I had to cut it down a bit. I hope you enjoyed it.

Tonight I'm off to a free concert at La Moneda to celebrate Chile's independence day (which is technically tomorrow).

Bueno Bye!