Photo gallery: ChileSee: ☞ Chile posts Houston Intercontinental Airport Universidad de Santiago metro station Calle Londres 38, Espacio de Memorias Plaza de Armas, Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago Plaza de Armas Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins Centro Gabriela Mistral Centro Gabriela Mistral … La Chascona, Pablo Neruda’s Santiago residence Plaza de Armas, Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago Turbus terminal, Santiago (Terminal de Buses Alameda) Fountain at Plaza de la Victoria Mural by Cuelli Mangui, Cerro Alegre Iglesia Luterana de la Santa Cruz (Alemana) Almirante Montt (street connecting Cerro Alegre and Concepcion) Murals, Cerro Concepcion Paseo Yugoslavo/Palacio Baburizza Mural by Inti, view from Cerro Concepcion Plaza Sotomayor, Comandancia en Jefe de la Armada de Chile Valparaiso port, view from Cerro Artilleria Mural in Bellavista Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas Relaxing before Ph.D. thesis defense Cerro Santa Lucia On the way to Calama The Chuquicamata Coppermine near Calama Valle de la Luna, view from Piedra del Coyote Valle de la Luna, view from Piedra del Coyote Vale de la Marte a.k.a Valle de la Muerte Valle de la Luna Valle de la Luna, view from Duna Major Sunset at Duna Major, Valle de la Luna … Valle Arcoiris (Rainbow valley) Valle Arcoiris Valle Arcoiris Valle Arcoiris Valle Arcoiris Llama Yerbas Buenas Petroglyphs (shaman) Yerbas Buenas Petroglyphs (llama caravan) Yerbas Buenas Petroglyphs Iglesia San Pedro, San Pedro de Atacama Iglesia San Pedro, San Pedro de Atacama Caracoles (street) and volcano Licancabur, San Pedro de Atacama Vicuñas Rainbow on clouds End of the road (plowed) at Laguna Miscanti Laguna Miscanti  (in the background) Vicuña Volcano Miscanti (?) Viscacha (chinchilla) at Piedras Rojas Pierdras Rojas under Joanna’s feet Pierdras Rojas Frozen lake at Pierdras Rojas Pierdras Rojas … Salar de Atacama and active Volcano Lascar Chilean flamingos = Flamenco Chileno (Phoenicopterus chilensis) Chilean flamingos at Laguna Chaxa, Salar de Atacama Laguna Chaxa, Salar de Atacama … Chilean flamingos Sunrise at El Tatio basin Sunrise with steam rising from El Tatio geysers Hot spring with colorful algae Geyser field … Hot springs at El Tatio Vicuñas Putana wetlands Putana wetlands Active Volcano Putana, with the road to the crater built for sulphur mining (abandoned) Church in Machuca Machuca a stop for modern day tourist caravans Atacameño ruins of Pucara de Quitor View from Pucara de Quitor mirador -Volcano Licancabur  and the desert where caravans crossed on the way to the highlands View of Valle de la Muerte from Pucara de Quitor mirador ALMA radio telescopes far and high up … Monjes de la Pacana (Monks of Pacana rocks) and Salar de Aguas Calientes Monjes de la Pacana and Salar de Aguas Calientes Pretty much the end of our trip – flat tire in the middle of the desert without tools and with bad spare A glimpse at Salar de Tara (Tara salt flat), other tourists were taking pictures of us trying to cheer us up Many species of ducks and other waterfowl at Salar de Tara Cathedral rocks (Catedrales) Salar de Tara Vicuñas in the desert “Road” to Salar de Tara, we ara following the other van on the way back to San Pedro You can almost fly in this wind at Monjes de la Pacana Icy mountain passes on the way back to San Pedro. Passing frozen Laguna Kepiaco Volcano Licancabur is always there Crossing Rio San Pedro Quebrada del Diablo a.k.a. Garganta del Diablo (Devil’s gorge) Biking in Quebrada del Diablo, here just clearing narrow passage Quebrada del Diablo, one of many smaller side canyons Our dog guards our rental bikes (actually sleeps after lunch) Road to Catarpe village, Joanna and our dog far ahead Centro Cultural La Moneda, Santiago Palacio de la Moneda Santiago center Mercado Central Donde Augusto restaurant at Mercado Central Near Mercado Central Parque Forestal and Museo de Bellas Artes Barrio LastarriaShare:FacebookLike this:Like Loading...