Blog posts from Chile
Chile 2012: Atacama Desert, Day 3

Chile 2012: Atacama Desert, Day 3

Altiplanic Lagoons For our third day we chose an all-day excursion to the Miscanti and Meñiques Lagoons. These two lakes are at an altitude of ~13,500 feet up in the Andes close to the border with...

Chile 2012: Atacama Desert, Day 2

Chile 2012: Atacama Desert, Day 2

Cornices As mentioned previously, we had a quick glimpse of the Valle de la Muerte on day 1 and were excited to hike into it on day 2. Once again we lucked out and had this tour to ourselves. We...

Chile 2012: Atacama Desert, Day 1

Chile 2012: Atacama Desert, Day 1

Valle de la Luna / Valle de la Muerte This excursion was recommended for our first day as it was beautiful but not too strenuous - the town is at ~7,900 ft, so oxygen is thin (for us). We lucked out...

Chile 2012: where we stayed

Chile 2012: where we stayed

Tierra Atacama, San Pedro de Atacama Tierra Atacama is a small resort located on the outskirts of town. Our rate included everything from airport transfers, to food and drinks, to half-day and...

Chile 2012: overview

Chile 2012: overview

Planning for our trip to Chile began in summer 2011 when we first heard that British Air mile awards were going to change, but that BA would not publish the new rules until they went active... the...