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ATACAMA DESERT,
ALTIPLANO & FLOWERING DESERT
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In the North of Chile from the 1st region until the 3rd, and part of
the 4th is the Atacama Desert, the driest in the planet. It's geography
and landscape changes to the south, from a complete desert, without flora
or fauna, until small bushes and trees at the end of the 4th region, including
lagoons, volcanos, sal flats, geysers, hot springs, rivers, ravines and
the "Altiplano", together with a widespread Spanish legacy of
XVI century churches and saltpeter deposits. The "Altiplano"
is a wide plateau in the middle of the Andes Mountains at an altitude
of between 3,500 and 4,500 meters, on Chile's northern frontier, but it
can reach 6,000 meters above in the very high and isolated volcanos forming
part of this mountain range. The landscape consists of flat, grassy land
and it has a steppe-like climate, with rains in summer and average temperatures
between 10ºC and -5ºC. There is San Pedro de Atacama, an small
town, located in an oasis, north of Big Atacama Salt flat, and high on
the list of to see by international travelers. |
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ALTUE ACTIVE TRAVEL
Coyancura 2270, oficina 801, Providencia, Santiago, CHILE Telefóno: (56 2) 333 1390 - Fax (56 2) 234 9783 Email: info@altue.com |