Chile -- North


Highlands close to Peru and Bolivia, 2200 km North of Santiago. The volcanoes are more than 6000 m (20000 ft) high.


11-Valle desertico 13-Putre 20-Laguna 22-Iglesia de Parinacota
23-Iglesia de Parinacota 24-Iglesia de Parinacota,campana 25-Payachatas 29-Bofedal de Caquena
32-Caminando 33-Montanas a lo lejos 34-Segundo Campamento 39-Segundo campamento
40-Inmensidad 42-Pomerape 45-Lagunas en la inmensidad 49-Escalones de hielo
52-Eureka 53-Caquena 55-Caquena, interior iglesia 58-Caquena, escolares
61-Caquena, volcanes 62-Caquena, iglesia y Parinacota 64-Ventana 73-Camelidos y Pomerape


The desert: ghost towns and a few oasis (1700 km North of Santiago).


02-San Miguel de Azapa, cementerio 05-Cactus Humberstone, ghost town Pica, oasis in the desert
Plain desert


San Pedro de Atacama area, 1500 km North of Santiago.


Chiu-chiu, campanario Church of Chiu-chiu-2 Church of Chiu-chiu El Tatio, geysers
Lasana, prehispanic ruins-2 Lasana, prehispanic ruins-3 San Pedro de Atacama, church View from Pucara de Quitor


Moon Valley, the most arid area in the planet, they say. The white is not snow, it's salt. 1500 km North of Santiago.


Moon valley-1 Moon valley-2 Moon valley-3


Elqui Valley, 500 km North of Santiago, where "pisco", our national liquor is produced.


20-Valle 21-Cochiguaz 26-Cupula

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