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The Driest Desert on Earth | Jul 16 07'

by Niall Hughes a 27 year old male from Belfast, on vacation in San Pedro de Atacama

"When I arrived here I felt like the South American journey had begun for real"

After yet another 20 hour bus journey, with a few sorry looking people on board, we ended up in San Pedro de Atacama, home of the driest desert on... Continue reading »
Alien landscapes in the desert | Dec 04 06'

by Sal Paradise a male from London, on vacation in San Pedro de Atacama

"...the sunset had a yellow light and the falling sun cast an unusual hue accross the lanscape"

San Pedro de Atacama is an oasis town in the driest desert in the world. After Calama, San Pedro was an oasis to me. The town is small and full of... Continue reading »
Into the Desert | Nov 12 06'

by Colin O a 29 year old male from London, on vacation in San Pedro de Atacama

"...the town is in the middle of nowhere..."

We arrived in San Pedro for a brief stay after our Salar tour. The town, like Uyuni, has a frontier town feeling to it and is in the middle o... Continue reading »
San pedro de Atacama | Oct 16 06'

by Adele a 31 year old female from London, on vacation in San Pedro de Atacama

I travelled to San Pedro with a girl (Anka) who I met in Iquique. We took the bus overnight for 7 hours and arrived mid morning.That day we wondere... Continue reading »
A Different Planet | Jun 06 06'

by Ottilie a 21 year old female, on vacation in San Pedro de Atacama

After a short but interupted fligh we landed in Calama De Atacama The deaserts only airpoirt town. Here we were promptly met by the lowest temperat... Continue reading »
Journey to the driest place on Earth | Mar 05 06'

by Marcfest a male from Toronto, on vacation in San Pedro de Atacama

This being day 60, this is the last of the blog updates for South America. A number of you have pointed out that this update is now 2 days la... Continue reading »
A quick stop off and some very fine bread! | Nov 05 07'

by Callum & Claire a traveling as a couple from Leeds, on vacation in San Pedro de Atacama

"the most beautiful Boulangerie ever!!"

After rather a long boarder crossing from Bolivia to Chile where we were made to stand on disinfectant sponges and have our bags rummaged through,... Continue reading »
San Pedro on the Magical Atacama Desert | Mar 26 07'

by Wendy2009 a 47 year old female from Brisbane, on vacation in San Pedro de Atacama

After 22 hours stuck in a bus, anywhere you can finally get lateral is a welcome relief! Although the 10 or so hours of daylight did provide for so... Continue reading »
San Pedro de Atacama & The Geysers del Tatio | Jul 17 07'

by Leigh+Mal a 29 year old male traveling as a couple from Manchester, on vacation in San Pedro de Atacama

"The temperature was -12º up on the mountains"

San Pedro is a small dusty town which should be called "Backpackers Village" but we were pleasantly surprised as it´s quite nice.We took a trip to... Continue reading »
Day 63 | Mar 22 07'

by Kato&CazGoneGlobal07 a 27 year old male traveling as a couple from Birmingham, on vacation in San Pedro de Atacama

"It snaked and then flipped me completely over the handlebars"

The alarm went off at stupid o clock, and we got up showered and just about made breakfast for 0705, we met the guys and finished out breakfast, tu... Continue reading »