This wild west, frontier town is a popular stop for tourists coming from Bolivia, before they head to Salta, Argentina. I had just one full day, so I took two different tours. A 5am departure for the Tatia Geysers and then a late afternoon trip to the Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley) that finished at sunset.
The geysers aren't as spectacular as Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park but still quite interesting. Breakfast included hot chocolate that had been warmed by being placed near the edge of one. They're extremely hot, a fortnight ago Belgian tourist went too close and fell in one and unfortunately died from the burns she received.
I saw this plant (not a moss apparently) in Bolivia also, it grows just 0.5mm a year so even though it has medicinal uses it isn't worth harvesting.
Photographs really don't do Valle de la Luna justice.
As I drove through the desert to Antofagasta I couldn't believe that the desert was even more barren, a great reason to sleep most of the way!
The geysers aren't as spectacular as Old Faithful at Yellowstone National Park but still quite interesting. Breakfast included hot chocolate that had been warmed by being placed near the edge of one. They're extremely hot, a fortnight ago Belgian tourist went too close and fell in one and unfortunately died from the burns she received.
I saw this plant (not a moss apparently) in Bolivia also, it grows just 0.5mm a year so even though it has medicinal uses it isn't worth harvesting.
Photographs really don't do Valle de la Luna justice.
As I drove through the desert to Antofagasta I couldn't believe that the desert was even more barren, a great reason to sleep most of the way!
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