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Photo of the Day: Dali Desert in Bolivia

By Aracely on November 5, 2010 ]

Our 4-Day Tupiza to Uyuni tour in Bolivia, South America was filled with unique landscapes. We captured snow capped mountains, snow dotted deserts, eroded mountain ranges, glowing lakes and most importantly the largest Salt Flats in the world, Salar de Uyuni. This picture is from day 2 of our tour when we were first exposed [...]

Photo of the Day: A Good Luck Sunset

By Jason Castellani on August 28, 2010 ]

San Pedro de Atacama is a Chilean town and commune in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region. It is located east of Antofagasta, some 106 km (60 mi) southeast of Calama and the Chuquicamata copper mine, overlooking the Licancabur volcano. There are various activities for tourist and adventurers in the San Pedro de Atacama area: trekking, [...]

Photo of the Day: Valle de la Muerte in the Atacama Desert

By Jason Castellani on July 29, 2010 ]

Valle de la Muerte, also known as Death Valley, is easily accessed from the desert of San Pedro de Atacama in Chile. The large sand dunes are ideal for sand boarding, hiking and experiencing sand blasts in the strong desert winds. Be sure to protect your cameras, or you will end up with sand in [...]

Discover Adventure in San Pedro de Atacama Chile

By Jason Castellani on April 15, 2010 ]

San Pedro de Atacama is an adventure town located in Chile’s Northern Salt Mountains and is an extreme desert environment. The landscape is very picturesque with snow capped mountains in the distance and desert valleys that glow orange when the sun sets.

Photo of the Day: Vanilla Sky Sunset in the Atacama Desert

By Aracely on April 15, 2010 ]

San Pedro de Atacama is located around beautiful landscapes. During our Valle de la Luna tour in the Atacama desert with Cactus Tours we visited the Mirador where we witnessed yet another beautiful sunset that reminded us of a vanilla sky. Discover San Pedro de Atacama

Photo of the Day: Valle de la Luna, Chile

By Aracely on March 3, 2010 ]

Valley of the Moon (Valle de la Luna) is located 13 kilometers west of San Pedro in the Cordillera de la Sal, in the Atacama desert of Chile. It has various stone and sand formations which have been created through the centuries by floods and wind and has also given it an impressive range of [...]